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Karen Louise Erdrich (innate June 7, 1954) is a Native American (Chippewa) author of novels, poetry & babies's books. Erdrich is the girl of an Ojibwthe Indian mother & a German-U.s. father, & her function is typically revolve about Native Western themes.
Her works include Love Medicine (winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award), Tracks, The Beet Queen, The Bingo Palace, Tales of Burning Love, The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, The Master Butchers Singing Club, Four Souls, ''The Blue Jay's Dance, and The Antelope Wife (winner of the 1999 World Fantasy Award), as well as two books of poetry: Baptism of Desire and Jacklight. Her virtually all recent novel is The Painted Drum.
She as well co-wrote The Crown of Columbus'' with her late husband, Michael Dorris and is the 1987 O. Henry Award winner for her short story "Fleur" published in Esquire Magazine in August of 1986.
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