Like most of erdrich s other works, it is set on an unnamed indian reservation in north. Louise erdrich is one of the true deities in americas literary olympus. The round house won the national book award for fiction one of the most revered novelists of our timea brilliant chronicler of nativeamerican lifelouise erdrich returns to the territory of her bestselling, pulitzer prize finalist the plague of doves with the round house, transporting readers to the ojibwe reservation in north dakota. It is an exquisitely told story of a boy on the cusp of manhood who seeks justice and understanding in the wake of a terrible crime that upends and. The round house is erdrichs 14th novel and is part of her justice trilogy of novels, with plague of doves released in 2008 and larose in 2016.
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Penguin random house is the leading adult and childrens publishing house in north america, the united kingdom and many other regions around the world. Louise erdrichs latest novel examines the way violence can give rise to violence, as a young native american man pursues justice for his. The victim of a recent attack, geraldine coutts is reluctant to relive or reveal to anyone what happened. The round house, winner of the 2012 national book award for fiction, is a fusion of two stories, although that seedling image suggests an. In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process. The books epilogue chapter includes loudons photographs of the buildings twilight, taken only months before the remaining structure was dismantled. Louise erdrich is the author of fifteen novels as well as volumes of poetry, childrens books, short stories, and a memoir of early motherhood. The round house is a novel by american writer louise erdrich first published on october 2, 2012 by the harpercollins publishing company. Rankings on weekly lists reflect sales for the week ending october, 2012.
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