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Michael Dorris

American fiction writer, essayist, memoirist (1945-1997) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 52

Michael Anthony Dorris was an American novelist and scholar who was the first Chair of the Native American Studies program at Dartmouth College. His works include the novel A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (1987) and the memoir The Broken Cord (1989).

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National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction1989
Guggenheim Fellowship

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1945 to 1997 · aged 52

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