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The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

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Essay Topics

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of racism and suicidal ideation.

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How does The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse function within Louise Erdrich’s broader, interconnected fictional universe? What insights does she provide about key characters who appear in other narratives?

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How does the federal assimilation policy of missionary work create the conditions that make Agnes’s gender transformation possible?

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How do written records function as instruments of historical manipulation throughout the novel, and how do characters like Nector and Father Damien use documentation to reshape official narratives?

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