Michael Anthony Dorris (1945-01-30)January 30, 1945 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died
April 10, 1997(1997-04-10) (aged 52) Concord, New Hampshire
Pen name
Milou North
Occupation
Academic, fiction writer
Genre
Children's fiction, memoir
Subject
Native American Studies
Notable works
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
The Broken Cord
Spouse
Louise Erdrich (m. 1981)
Children
6
Michael Anthony Dorris (January 30, 1945[1] – April 10, 1997) was an American novelist and scholar who was the first Chair of the Native American Studies program at Dartmouth College.[2][3] His works include the novel A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (1987) and the memoir The Broken Cord (1989).
The Broken Cord, which won the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction, was about dealing with his adopted son, who had fetal alcohol syndrome, and the widespread damage among children born with this problem. The work helped provoke Congress to approve legislation to warn of the dangers of drinking alcohol during pregnancy.[4]
He was married to author Louise Erdrich, and the two had a family of six children. They collaborated in some of their writing. They separated in 1995. He committed suicide in 1997 while police were investigating allegations that he had abused his daughters.
^Sharp, Michael D. (September 1, 2006). Popular Contemporary Writers: Index Volume. Marshall Cavendish. pp. 551–. ISBN 978-0-7614-7601-6. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
^"Michael Dorris". Dartmouth.edu. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
^"History". Dartmouth.edu. March 2, 1970. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
^O'Reilly, Andrea (April 6, 2010). Encyclopedia of Motherhood. SAGE Publications. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-1-4129-6846-1. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
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continued to attract a large audience. Authors such as Louise Erdrich and MichaelDorris have earned continued recognition. Since the late twentieth century...
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York Times Book Review, 28 July 1985, pp 23-24 Erdrich, Louise and Dorris, Michael.Interview with Laura Coltelli. "Winged Words: American Indian Writers...
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