Native American Authors![]() Louise Erdrich , 1954-Chippewa
Louise Erdrich was born in 1954, in Little Falls, Minnesota and grew up in Wahpeton, North Dakota where her parents worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She received an M.A. degree from the John Hopkins University in 1979. Erdrich's fiction and poetry, draws on her Chippewa heritage to examine complex familial and sexual relationships among full and mixed blood Native Americans as they struggle with questions of identity in white European American culture. She is a novelist, poet, short story writer, essayist and a critic.
Awards and HonorsBest First Fiction Award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts & LettersJohn Simon Guggenheim Award, 1985. Wordcraft Circle Writer of the Year (Prose - Children's Literature) award, 2000 (for The Birchbark House.
(Photo courtesy of Facts on File, American Historical Images on File: The Native American Experience ) Online resources by or about Louise Erdrich:An Emissary of the Between-WorldAuthor: Katie Bacon Type: etext Description: An interview with Erdrich from the 1/17/01 issue of Atlantic Unbound. URL: http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/interviews/int2001-01-17.htm IPL Online Literary Criticism: Louise Erdrich Author: Internet Public Library Type: authorbio Description: Collection of links to biographical and critical sites about Erdrich and her works. URL: http://www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/ref/litcrit/litcrit.out.pl?au=erd-189 Louis Erdrich Author: Gale Group, Inc. Type: authorbio Description: This extensive biography of Erdrich comes from the Gale Group's Celebrating Women's History Month web site. The content was originally part of the publisher's Contemporary Authors New Revision Series. URL: http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/bio/erdrich_l.htm Louise Erdrich Author: Amy Leigh McNally and Piyali Nath Dalal Type: authorbio Description: This page is part of a series from Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color produced by the Department of English and Programs in American Studies at the University of Minnesota. Included is an in-depth biography, selected bibliography and related links. URL: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/erdrich_louise.html Modern American Poetry: Louise Erdrich Author: Cary Nelson Type: authorbio Description: Site is divided into sections such as: About Louise Erdrich, About Erdrich's Poetry, Excerpts from Interviews, Bibliography, and External Links. URL: http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/erdrich/erdrich.htm The Salon Interview: Louise Erdrich Type: authorbio Description: An interview with Louise Erdrich about her writing and motherhood. URL: http://www.salon.com/weekly/interview960506.html Books by Louise Erdrich:Erdrich, Louise. The Antelope WifeNew York, NY : HarperFlamingo, 1998. Genre: Fiction Audience: Adult ISBN: 0060187263 Erdrich, Louise. Baptism of desire : poems New York : Harper & Row, 1989. Genre: Poetry Audience: Adult ISBN: 0060162139 Erdrich, Louise. The beet queen New York : Holt, 1986. Genre: Fiction Audience: Adult ISBN: 08050005850030706122 Erdrich, Louise. The bingo palace New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 1994. Genre: Fiction Audience: Adult ISBN: 0060170808 Erdrich, Louise. The Birchbark House New York : HyperionBooks for Childre, 1999. Genre: Fiction Audience: Youth ISBN: 0786803002 Erdrich, Louise. The blue jay's dance : a birth year New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 1995. Genre: Autobiography Audience: Adult ISBN: 0060171324 Dorris, Michael; Erdrich, Louise. Conversations with Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 1994. Genre: Nonfiction Audience: Adult ISBN: 08780565130878056521 (pbk.) Dorris, Michael; Erdrich, Louise. The crown of columbus New York, N.Y. : Harper Collins, 1991. Genre: Fiction Audience: Adult ISBN: 0060160799 Erdrich, Louise. Grandmother's pigeon New York : HyperionBooks for Childre, 1996. Genre: Fiction Audience: Youth ISBN: 0786801654 Erdrich, Louise. Jacklight New York : Henry Holt, 1984. Genre: Poetry Audience: Adult ISBN: 0805010475 (pbk.) Erdrich, Louise. The last report on the miracles at Little No Horse New York, NY : HarperCollins, 2001. Genre: Fiction Audience: Adult ISBN: 0060187271 Erdrich, Louise. Love medicine New York : Harper Perennial, 1993. Genre: Fiction Audience: Adult ISBN: 0553344234 (hc.)0060975547 (pbk.) Erdrich, Louise; Dorris, Michael. Route 2 (U.S. Highway 2: Description and Travel) Lord John Press, 1990. Genre: Nonfiction Audience: All Ages Erdrich, Louise. Tales of burning love New York : Harper Collins, 1996. Genre: Fiction Audience: Adult Erdrich, Louise. Tracks New York : Henry Holt, 1988. Genre: Fiction Audience: Adult ISBN: 0805008950 Return to Native American Authors Home |