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Louis Owens

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American author

United StatesWritersLived 1948 to 2002 · aged 54
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Louis Dean Owens was a novelist and scholar who claimed Choctaw, Cherokee, and Irish-American descent. He is known for a series of Native-themed mystery novels and for his contributions to the then-fledgling field of Native American Studies.

Awards 2

1997American Book Awards
1993PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award

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Louis Dean Owens was a novelist and scholar who claimed Choctaw, Cherokee, and Irish-American descent. He is known for a series of Native-themed mystery novels and for his contributions to the then-fledgling field of Native American Studies. He was also a professor of English and Native American studies, and frequently contributed articles, literary criticism and reviews to periodicals. Owens died by suicide in 2002.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1948 to 2002 · aged 54
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6 languages

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