Louise Erdrich wins National Book Award for 'The Round House'
Thursday, November 15, 2012
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Author
Louise Erdrich
won the
National Book Award for
The Round House, her look into criminal justice issues in Indian Country.
Erdrich is a member of the
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota.
Her novel is based on a fictional reservation, also in North Dakota, where a woman's assault raises jurisdictional and other issues.
Erdrich accepted the award last night in New York City. "This is a book that talks about the real situation in the real world," she told The Minneapolis Star Tribune after the ceremony.
Spokane/Coeur d'Alene author
Sherman Alexie won the same award for
"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" in 2007.
Get the Story:
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