The Night Watchman [J0077]

2020 - HCDJ Clean, with minor wear to the jacket. 2021 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction. A novel based on the life of Erdrich's grandfather, who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C..

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Each character felt so real and unique. I really loved her writing style, every once in a while a phrase or sentence would make me stop in my tracks completely"; "Awesome book. Love the way the author writes in a way that really communicates both the way of thinking of the characters, and her experience of Native American life and culture."; "Erdrich does an excellent job of telling about the importance of families, their respect for nature, respect for their dead, and honoring of the land. It is not an easy book to read since there are many characters to track and the author often gives nicknames to them too. I had to refer to a list of characters several times while listening and reading this book, but it is worth the effort. I can understand how this book won the Pulitzer."