Character · The reservation families · 4 books
Nanapush
Nanapush is an Ojibwe elder, storyteller and trickster, who has survived much and tells it with humour.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Tracks (1988)
- Latest appearance
- Four Souls (2004)
- Books
- 4 (2 as lead, 1 major, 1 minor)
- Series
- North Dakota novels
- Author
- Louise Erdrich
- Circle
- The reservation families
Where to meet Nanapush
Nanapush first appears in Tracks (1988), as the lead, book 3 of the North Dakota novels series.
Every book with Nanapush
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1988LTrackslead · North Dakota novelsBuy
- 1994·The Bingo Palaceminor role · North Dakota novelsBuy
- 2001MThe Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horsemajor role · North Dakota novelsBuy
- 2004LFour Soulslead · North Dakota novelsBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Fleur PillagerPowerful, feared Ojibwe woman | 4 |
| Lulu LamartineFleur's daughter, mother of many sons | 3 |
| Marie KashpawMatriarch of the Kashpaw family | 3 |
| Father Damien ModestePriest who is secretly Agnes DeWitt | 2 |
| Nector KashpawTribal chairman torn between Marie and Lulu | 2 |
| Pauline PuyatMixed-blood girl who becomes Sister Leopolda | 2 |