![]() ![]() Erdrich herself is a member of the Chippewa tribe, and draws on the experiences of her grandfather as he lived during the ’50s and fought legislation that threatened to tear his tribe apart. ![]() Erdrich picks her setting carefully, and most of the events take place in Turtle Mountain, the Indian Reservation in rural North Dakota. These characters don’t exist in a vacuum. A third resolutely refuses to answer to her childhood nickname and spends the entire novel demanding to be called by her full name. Another can’t stand to argue with his daughter because she is his mirror image. ![]() One character can’t stand to have strangers bump into her. Erdrich produces an ensemble cast with remarkable realism every character is distinct, flawed, unique, alive and bruised with the turbulence of life.Įrdrich takes the time to make sure the reader knows who each character is and what is important about them. 2021 Pulitzer Prize Winner “The Night Watchman” by Lousie Erdrich is an ambitious novel that digs into Native American culture in the 1950s by following the people of the Chippewa tribe as they fight against legislation that would disband their tribe.Ĭoming in at 450 pages, “The Night Watchman” weaves the relationships between the characters with a dexterity that takes my breath away. ![]()
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