Talk:Louise Erdrich

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Contents 1 merge from Pauline Puyat 2 Updated photo 3 Fair use rationale for Image:Louiseerdrich.jpg 4 Louise Erdrich/1 Hour Live Interview

[edit] merge from Pauline Puyat

It doesn't seem like the Pauline Puyat article is notable enough by itself. It should probably be merged into this article. --AbsolutDan ^(talk)

Agreed.--Rockero 01:39, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Certainly we should at least have articles on each book in the Erdrich universe before having articles on individuals within those books: then again, in an encyclopedia with so many articles on pop ephemera, it's nice to have literary characters feature. On the principle that Wikipedia is not paper, and that there's a lot more to be said about all the residents of Erdrich's world, I vote Keep and don't merge. Vizjim 19:42, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

I agree with Vizjim. So much could be said about Pauline alone.--Anon. User

OK - not being familiar with these works I will defer to the knowledge of the above editors. Feel free to remove the merge templates from both articles (but please leave this discussion intact for future reference) --AbsolutDan ^(talk) 20:07, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

Having read the book Tracks I 100% agree. Pauline Puyat is a fictional character, and is only a part of Erdrich's imagination. Therefore, to avoid confusion, they should be merged.--CTwikipedier 02:14, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Absolutely; if not, why would there be a Pauline article and no Nanapush article? Efrafra 06:09, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Well, the idea is to create a Nanapush article to go alongside the Pauline Puyat article. That said, it doesn;t look as though the Puyat article is expanding, so I reckon a merge would now be a good idea. Vizjim 06:44, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Updated photo

This is a super outdated photo, and I think it would make a lot more sense to feature one of Erdrich without Michael Dorris, who not only is no longer her husband, but also has his own entry. There's a standard current author photo available, but I don't know how to upload it here. Help? Efrafra 06:09, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Have you checked that it is available under the copyright restrictions? If it is, go to the standard help section (to the left of this page) and look for instructions for uploading files. It's very easy, honestly, but if you have any problems leave me a message on my talkpage. Vizjim 06:45, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Louiseerdrich.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 18:34, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Louise Erdrich/1 Hour Live Interview

I've attached a very unique link. It's a one hour interview with Louise Erdrich. She talks about her new book -"The Painted Drum"-and her life as a writer. I think this would be a wonderful addition to her page on Wikipedia. http://www.victorialautman.com/ontherecord.shtml#erdrich Corkyshag (talk) 20:53, 30 January 2008 (UTC)