The Sentence
National Book Award for Fiction · 2022 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for FictionFiction | 2022 | Winner |
About This Book
Tookie, a Native American woman in Minneapolis, becomes a bookseller after her release from prison and finds herself haunted by the ghost of a difficult customer who died in the shop. Set during the first year of the pandemic and the summer of protest following George Floyd's murder, The Sentence blends mystery, romance, and Native American history.
About the Author
Louise ErdrichAmerican
Louise Erdrich is an American author of German and Ojibwe descent and one of the most celebrated novelists in the United States. Born in Little Falls, Minnesota, in 1954, she is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. She studied at Dartmouth College and received her MFA from Johns Hopkins University. Read more →
