North Dakota novels book 3 · 1988
Tracks
Between 1912 and 1924, the old storyteller Nanapush and a young woman, Pauline Puyat, tell the story of Fleur Pillager, a powerful, feared woman, as the Ojibwe lose their land.
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Book facts
- Author
- Louise Erdrich
- Series
- North Dakota novels, book 3 of 11
- Published
- 1988
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Argus, North Dakota
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Tracks
7 recurring or key characters from Louise Erdrich’s chart. Introduces Nanapush and Fleur Pillager.
Lead 2
- NanapushFirst appearanceOjibwe elder, trickster and storyteller
- Fleur PillagerFirst appearancePowerful, feared Ojibwe woman
Major 1
- Pauline PuyatMixed-blood girl who becomes Sister Leopolda
Minor and cameo 4
- Lulu LamartineFleur's daughter, mother of many sons
- Marie KashpawMatriarch of the Kashpaw family
- Nector KashpawTribal chairman torn between Marie and Lulu
- Father Damien ModestePriest who is secretly Agnes DeWitt
Also featuring these characters
Other Louise Erdrich books that share the most characters with Tracks.
- The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse2001 · North Dakota novels · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Love Medicine1984 · North Dakota novels · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Four Souls2004 · North Dakota novels · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon