Dec 20, 2009
The fragmented narratives and multiple voices in Louise Erdrich’s writing have often been linked to the work of William Faulkner. They have also been praised as apt techniques for representing the disruptions and continuities experienced in modern Chippewa lives.
Erdrich’s writing draws on her experiences growing up in a large family in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Her grandfather was the tribal chair of the Turtle Mountain Reservation, and her parents worked at the...
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