The Master Butchers Singing Club
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The Master Butchers Singing Club is a multigenerational novel by Louise Erdrich that follows German immigrants and their descendants in a small North Dakota town, exploring themes of family, memory, and the legacy of war.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Master Butchers Singing Club canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Louise Erdrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
community
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family ⓘ identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ legacy of war ⓘ love ⓘ loyalty ⓘ memory ⓘ secrets ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| features |
German-American community
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butcher shop business ⓘ male singing club ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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multigenerational family saga ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
German immigrants in the United States
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World War I veterans ⓘ intersections of Native and European American histories ⓘ small-town life ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Native American Renaissance-adjacent ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cyprian Lazarre
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Delphine Watzka NERFINISHED ⓘ Eva Waldvogel NERFINISHED ⓘ Fidelis Waldvogel NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Watzka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | multigenerational narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of generational memory
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interwoven timelines ⓘ rich characterization ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBodyOfWork | Louise Erdrich’s North Dakota novels cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOrigin | German immigrant ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation |
North Dakota
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fictional town of Argus, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
early 20th century
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interwar period ⓘ post-World War I era ⓘ |
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