Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
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| Growing Up Native American |
1993 |
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| Rethinking Popular Culture and Media |
2011 |
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Collections#
| Title |
Published |
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| Working Men: Stories |
1993 |
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Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
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| Guide to Research on North American Indians |
1983 |
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| The Broken Cord |
1989 |
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| Route Two |
1990 |
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| Rooms in the House of Stone: The “Thistle” Series of Essays |
1993 |
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| Paper Trail |
1994 |
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| Guests |
1995 |
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| The Most Wonderful Books: Writers on Discovering the Pleasures of Reading |
1997 |
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Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
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| Morning Girl |
1990 |
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Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| A Yellow Raft in Blue Water |
1987 |
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| The Crown of Columbus |
1991 |
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| Sees Behind Trees |
1996 |
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| The Window |
1997 |
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| Cloud Chamber |
1997 |
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Michael Dorris (1945-1997) was an American author and anthropologist of Modoc descent. He was one of the first unmarried men in the United States to adopt a child and later founded the Native American Studies program at Dartmouth College. His most acclaimed works are the novel A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (1987) and the memoir The Broken Cord (1989), which describes raising his adopted son who suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome.
Dorris also co-wrote The Crown of Columbus (1991) with his then-wife Louise Erdrich. His other works include children’s books like Morning Girl and Sees Behind Trees, as well as essay collections and scholarly non-fiction about Native American life and culture.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Michael Dorris written?
Michael Dorris has written sixteen books across five series.
What was Michael Dorris's first book?
Michael Dorris’s first book is Guide to Research on North American Indians, published in 1983.
What is Michael Dorris best known for?
Dorris is best known for his novel A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (1987), which tells a multi-generational story of Native American women, and his memoir The Broken Cord (1989), which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for its account of fetal alcohol syndrome.