Who wrote The Night Watchman?

Louise Erdrich wrote The Night Watchman, first published in 2020. It is a work of literary fiction and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

Is there a book club guide for The Night Watchman?

Yes — Book Verdict has a free reading guide for The Night Watchman with key themes and five original discussion questions at https://247bookverdict.com/reading-guides/louise-erdrich-the-night-watchman/.

Essential Read

The Night Watchman

Name: The Night Watchman
Author: Louise Erdrich

by Louise Erdrich · 2020

Literary Fiction · ranked #191 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Winner · The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2021

Thomas Wazhashk, a night watchman on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation in 1953, leads the fight against a congressional bill designed to terminate the tribe's legal status. Erdrich's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is based on her own grandfather's resistance to termination and is one of the defining works of Native American literature.

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The verdict

Category: Literary Fiction
First published: 2020 · 2020s
Author: Louise Erdrich
Standing: Essential Read

About Literary Fiction

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