=A0=0ALOUISE ERDRICH:NEW ESSAYS IN CRITICISM (COLLECTION)=0AAbstract:11/3=
0/06=0APapers :06/30/07=0AWinner of a National Book Critics Circle Award a=
nd many other awards, Louise Erdrich (1954 - ) is an internationally known =
contemporary American author. Although she is recognized as a poet, essayis=
t, and children's fiction writer, she is best known for her North Dakota sa=
ga: to date nine novels consistently compared to Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha s=
aga. These novels raise significant issues relating to gender, written genr=
es, authorship, and categorization of Native American literature. The latte=
r question of literary placement is particularly relevant. Erdrich is consi=