Michael Dorris

Michael Dorris (January 30, 1945 - April 11, 1997) was a prominent Native American novelist and scholar. His most famous works include the non-fiction The Broken Cord and the novel A Yellow Raft in Blue Water. He was married to author Louise Erdrich. He committed suicide in 1997.

Partial Bibliography

• Native Americans: Five Hundred Years After, with photographs by Joseph C. Farber, Crowell (New York City), 1977.
• A Guide to Research on North American Indians, American Library Association, 1983.
• A Yellow Raft in Blue Water, Holt (New York, NY), 1987.
• The Broken Cord: A Family's Ongoing Struggle with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Harper (New York City), 1989
• (With Erdrich) The Crown of Columbus, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1991.
• (With Erdrich) Route Two and Back, Lord John, 1991.
• Morning Girl, Hyperion (New York, NY), 1992.
• Rooms in the House of Stone, Milkweed Editions (Minneapolis), 1993.
• Working Men, Holt, 1993.
• Paper Trail, HarperCollins, 1994.
• Guests, Hyperion, 1995.
• Sees behind Trees, Hyperion, 1996.
• Cloud Chamber, Scribners (New York, NY), 1997.
• The Window, Hyperion, 1997.
• (Editor) The Most Wonderful Books: Writers on Discovering the Pleasures of Reading, Milkweed Editions, 1997.