![]() ![]() So, of course, those years are somewhat mysterious to me. ![]() ![]() What shook you loose and got you started on this book?ĮRDRICH: I went back to reading my grandfather's letters, which were written during the year I was born, 1954. You kind of weren't getting anywhere, which is kind of a shock to me considering how prolific you have been. It's been a while.ĭAVIES: You know, you say in the acknowledgments to this novel that you tried to write several books before getting underway on this one, and that your impetus had disintegrated. I spoke with Louise Erdrich a year ago, in March.ĭAVIES: Well, Louise Erdrich, welcome back to FRESH AIR. Her latest novel, "The Night Watchman," is set in 1953 and is inspired by her grandfather's role in resisting a congressional effort to withdraw federal recognition from her family's tribe. She won the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction twice.Įrdrich is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and much of her writing is centered on the experience of Native Americans. In a career going back to the 1970s, she's published 17 novels and more than 30 books in all, including children's literature, poetry and nonfiction. ![]() Our guest today is author Louise Erdrich. ![]()
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