The Sentence
Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022
(Author) Louise ErdrichSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022 PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE NIGHT WATCHMAN ----------------------------------------------------- In this stunning and timely novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich creates a wickedly funny ghost story, a tale of passion, of a complex marriage and of a woman's relentless errors. Louise Erdrich's latest novel, The Sentence, asks what we owe to the living, the dead, to the reader and to the book. A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store's most annoying customer. Flora dies on All Souls' Day, but she simply won't leave the store. Tookie, who has landed a job selling books after years of incarceration that she survived by reading 'with murderous attention,' must solve the mystery of this haunting while at the same time trying to understand all that occurs in Minneapolis during a year of grief, astonishment, isolation and furious reckoning. The Sentence begins on All Souls' Day 2019 and ends on All Souls' Day 2020. Its mystery and proliferating ghost stories during this one year propel a narrative as rich, emotional and profound as anything Louise Erdrich has written. ------------------------------------ 'Erdrich is one of the greatest living American writers' Guardian 'Strange, enchanting and funny: a work about motherhood, doom, regret and the magic - dark, benevolent and every shade in between - of words on paper' New York Times 'The poet laureate of the contemporary Native American experience' Mail on Sunday
Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich is an acclaimed American author known for her vivid storytelling and exploration of Native American culture and identity. Some of her most notable works include "Love Medicine," which won the National Book Critics Circle Award, and "The Plague of Doves," a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Erdrich's writing style often blends elements of magical realism with deeply personal and emotional narratives, creating a unique and powerful literary voice. Her work has had a significant impact on the representation of Native American experiences in literature, bringing attention to issues of heritage, tradition, and resilience. One of her most famous works is "The Round House," which won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2012.
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