The Night Watchman
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The Night Watchman
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Narrated by:
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Louise Erdrich
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By:
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Louise Erdrich
About this listen
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction 2021.
New York Times best seller.
It is 1953. Thomas Wazhushk is the night watchman at the first factory to open near the Turtle Mountain Reservation in rural North Dakota. He is also a prominent Chippewa Council member, trying to understand a new bill that is soon to be put before Congress. The US Government calls it an 'emancipation' bill but it isn't about freedom - it threatens the rights of Native Americans to their land, their very identity. How can he fight this betrayal?
Unlike most of the girls on the reservation, Pixie - 'Patrice' - Paranteau has no desire to wear herself down on a husband and kids. She works at the factory, earning barely enough to support her mother and brother, let alone her alcoholic father who sometimes returns home to bully her for money. But Patrice needs every penny to get if she's ever going to get to Minnesota to find her missing sister Vera.
In The Night Watchman multi-award-winning author Louise Erdrich weaves together a story of past and future generations, of preservation and progress. She grapples with the worst and best impulses of human nature, illuminating the loves and lives, desires and ambitions of her characters with compassion, wit and intelligence.
©2020 Louise Erdrich (P)2020 Hachette Audio UKCritic Reviews
Winner, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2021
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- Gabby
- 15-02-2023
The Night Watchman
This book was like a soothing balm for my soul. It was magical yet sensible and brilliant all at the same time. I came to love these Indian people and wished I belonged to their tribe!
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- Anonymous User
- 03-02-2023
Brilliant
One of the best books I have read in years. I first read The sentence and was intrigued to hear the first book. It has really deepened my understanding of indigenous cultures. Thankyou Louise.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-03-2023
Magical
A stunning, magical, real and beautiful story of a dignified fight for justice. Didn’t want it to end.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-03-2022
a touching story
it let's you in to the dignified, wise minds of these ancient people. highly recommended.
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- David Chenu
- 24-11-2022
Tedious and totally unremarkable , Hard to fund any highlights
One of the most boring books I’ve ever listened to
I couldn’t find one single redeeming feature!
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