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Michael Dorris
, 1945-1997
Michael Dorris was born in 1945 in Louisville, KY. He received his Master of Philosophy degree in 1970 from Yale University. He was praised for his sensitive and intelligent treatment of Native American concerns. He also published under the pseudonym Milou North. Dorris was a novelist, short story writer, poet, nonfiction writer, author of children's books, essayist , scriptwriter and songwriter.
Online resources by or about Michael Dorris:
Artful Dodge: A Conversation With Michael Dorris
Author: Artful Dodge
Type: authorbio
Description: An interview with Michael Dorris, from Artful Dodge, an Ohio-based literary magazine.
URL: http://www.wooster.edu/ArtfulDodge/Dorris.html
Authors Online Biography: Michael Dorris
Author: Scholastic Inc.
Type: authorbio
Description: Scholastic's site about Dorris includes a biography, booklist, and interview transcript.
URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/authorsandbooks/authors/dorris/bio.htm
Salon: A broken life
Author: Josie Rawson
Type: authorbio
Description: Salon article about Dorris, on how "dark questions cloud the reputation of a literary saint".
URL: http://www.salon.com/april97/dorris970421.html
The Young Adult Novels of Michael Dorris
Author: Jim Charles
Type: authorbio
Description: A critical essay about Dorris' writing for young adults, from the scholarly electronic journal, The Alan Review (Spring 1998, Volume 25, Number 3).
URL: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/spring98/charles.html
Books by Michael Dorris:
Dorris, Michael. The benchmark : from the collection working men, stories by Michael Dorris
New York : Henry Holt & Co., 1993.
Genre: Short Stories
Description: 20 p.
Audience: Adult
Dorris, Michael. The broken cord
New York : Harper & Row, 1989.
Genre: Nonfiction
Description: 300 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliography. Foreword by Louise Erdrich. Summary : Moving account of raising his adopted son who was a victim of FAS. Fetal alcohol syndromeFamily relationships. Fetal alcohol syndromeUnited States--Biography
Audience: Adult
ISBN: 0060160713
Dorris, Michael; Erdrich, Louise. Conversations with Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 1994.
Genre: Nonfiction
Description: 262 p. ; 23 cm.
Edited by Allan Chavkin and Nancy Feyl Chavkin. Series : Literary Conversations series. Indian authors--20th century--Interviews. Erdrich, Louise--Interviews. Dorris, Michael--Interviews.
Audience: Adult
ISBN: 0878056513 0878056521 (pbk.)
Dorris, Michael; Erdrich, Louise. The crown of columbus
New York, N.Y. : Harper Collins, 1991.
Genre: Fiction
Description: 382 p. ; 25 cm.
Co-authored by Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich. Summary : Tale of two lovers and their search to find the truth about Columbus.
Audience: Adult
ISBN: 0060160799
Dorris, Michael. Guests
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 1994.
Genre: Fiction
Description: A Native American boy learns about change as he grows up.
Audience: Youth
Dorris, Michael. Guide to research on North American Indians
Chicago : American Library Association, 1983.
Genre: Nonfiction
Description: 330 p. : map ; 26 cm.
Contributing authors : Arlene B. Hirschfelder and Mary Gloyne Byler. Includes bibliography and indexes.
Audience: All Ages
ISBN: 0838903533
Dorris, Michael. Morning girl
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 1992.
Genre: Fiction
Description: 74 p. ; 22 cm.
Summary : Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother Star Boy, who loves the night, take turns describing their life on an island in pre-columbian America ; in Morning Girl's last narrative, she witnesses the arrival of the first Europeans to her world. Arawak Indians--Juvenile fiction.
Audience: Youth
ISBN: 1562822845
Dorris, Michael. Paper trail
New York : Harper Collins, 1994.
Genre: Essays
Description: 371 p. ; 20 cm. Collection of personal essays.
Includes bibliographical references.
Audience: Adult
ISBN: 0060169710
Dorris, Michael. Rooms in the house of stone
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 1993.
Genre: Essays
Description: 66 p. : map ; 18 cm.
Series : Thistle series. Essays on visits to Mozambican refugee camps as a board member of Save the Children Foundation. Refugees--Zimbabwe. Food relief--Zimbabwe.
Audience: Adult
ISBN: 0915943700
Erdrich, Louise; Dorris, Michael. Route 2 (U.S. Highway 2: Description and Travel)
Lord John Press, 1990.
Genre: Nonfiction
Audience: All Ages
Dorris, Michael. Working men
New York : H. Holt, 1993.
Genre: Short Stories
Description: 286 p. ; 20 cm.
Contents : The benchmark--Earnest moneyName games--Groom serviceThe vase--Me and the girlsThe dark snakeLayaway--Shining agate--Decoration day.
Audience: Adult
ISBN: 0805022961
Dorris, Michael. A yellow raft in blue water
New York : Henry Holt & Co., 1987.
Genre: Fiction
Description: 343 p. A potent story of three generations of Indian women, their hardships, anger and bonds of kinship. The story starts in the present and moves backward in time.
Audience: Adult
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