The Sentence

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Pulitzer Prize: 2021 Winners List". The New York Times. June 11, 2021. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved June 14, 2021.

Erdrich anchors her story through the character of Tookie. Tookie proudly wears her Ojibwe identity. But her complicated past will continue to throw shadows upon her. She was arrested for a crime in which she lost all good sense. Prison taught her many skills and honed in her ability to see well beyond the obvious. Her diligence got her a job in a small business bookstore and the lasting imprint of her personality roped in a husband, Pollux, a former police officer. Their relationship was destined in the stars. Department of English (2001). "About Louise Erdrich". University of Illinois . Retrieved May 22, 2016. The Antelope Wife was published in 1998, not long after her separation from Michael and his subsequent suicide. Some reviewers believed they saw in The Antelope Wife the anguish Erdrich must have felt as her marriage crumbled, but she has stated that she is unconscious of having mirrored any real-life events. a b "Our Story | Birchbark Books & Native Arts | Minneapolis, MN". Birchbarkbooks.com . Retrieved October 23, 2013.

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National Book Critics Circle: award winners". National Book Critics Circle. 2018. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019 . Retrieved June 6, 2019.

Tookie and Pollux are a good match, but there are a variety of stresses in the household and beyond -- including then the protests about the George Floyd-killing, as well as the constant fear and then the reality of Covid. Honorary Doctorate from the University of North Dakota; refused by Erdrich because of her opposition to the university's North Dakota Fighting Sioux mascot [56] Despite the larger events, it also remains localized, to Tookie's world -- and , as such, is also appealingly book-centric. Bottom line is that when you see the name Louise Erdrich on a book, you can count on it being an excellent read. You can count on there being compelling contemporary stories, engaging characters, and a connection with the history of indigenous people. You can count on there being some magical realism. In this one, there is a powerful motif of sins in need of forgiveness. Mistakes need correcting, penance needs to be done, and redemption is a worthy, if not always an attainable goal. The Sentence asks how we can come to grips with the ghosts of the past, and cope with the sins of the present while mass-producing the specters of the future. To my dear Goodreads friends that adored this book, I apologize for having to sit out this particular dance. It’s not that I loathed it; I just didn’t feel particularly moved by it. I didn’t want to get out of my chair and let loose. The rhythm threw me off quite often, and the character of the tune was just too angular for my taste. I prefer something a bit more lyrical. The two biggest problems that created such dissonance for me: a ghost and a pandemic.AP Literature: Titles from Free Response Questions since 1971". Mseffie.com. May 13, 2013. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014 . Retrieved October 23, 2013. Gates, Jr., Professor Henry Louis (Host) (2010). "Louise Erdrich". Faces of America. PBS. {{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) Louise Erdrich: I feel a kinship with book people. They love to exchange often-heated opinions about what they’re reading. I enjoy being immersed in that. There’s a sense of community I wanted to share. Amid all this, the pandemic arrives. Spring dribbles in. Milkweed rises from the earth. Pine trees push forth tender new bundles. George Floyd is killed by police near the Cup Foods where Tookie’s husband stops to buy a thing or two on his way home. Protests erupt. The musky chalk smell of tear gas clouds the air. The bookstore is slammed: “Everyone who wasn’t out on the streets wanted to read about why everyone else was out on the streets.” Time dissolves. One section of the book is given the dateline of “May 34.” Threaded through the chronological plot are dreams, memories, hauntings and other types of temporal mayhem.