Kent Nerburn

Kent Michael Nerburn (born July 3, 1946 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) is an American ethnologist and writer who deals in his publications with the life and work of the natives of the North American continent .

Life

Nerburn was born on July 3, 1946 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Lloyd and Virginia Nerburn. After graduating from high school , Nerburn began studying American Studies at the University of Minnesota , which he successfully completed. After this, he led his high school education at the Graduate School of Stanford University , with the topics of religious studies and humanities continue to look for a change at the Graduate School Graduate Theological Union of the University of California, Berkeley in the fields of art history to graduate and religious studies.

Prices

• 1995: Minnesota Book Award for Neither Wolf Nor Dog.
• 2010: Minnesota Book Award for The Wolf At Twilight.

Film adaptations

In 2016, director Steven Lewis Simpson , in collaboration with Nerburn, adapted his work Neither Wolf Nor Dog for the big screen.

Publications

In German language:

• Not wolf not dog: On forgotten paths with an old Indian . Translated by Sky Nonhoff . Verlag CH Beck , Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-406-72498-5 (new edition by Neither Wolf Nor Dog )
• Man to man. Best wishes from your father. Beust Verlag , Munich 2001, ISBN 978-3-89530-068-4
• The last holy things. On the trail of Indian wisdom . Translated by Ursula Gräfe . Hoffmann and Campe , Hamburg 1997, ISBN 978-3-455-11197-2
• Letters to my son. About manhood, love and life. Beust Verlag, Munich 1996, ISBN 978-3-89530-013-4

In English:

• Calm surrender. Canongate Books , 2018, ISBN 978-1-78689-115-0
• Dancing with the Gods. Canongate Books, 2018, ISBN 978-1-78689-115-0
• Ordinary Sacred. New World Library , 2016, ISBN 978-1-60868-390-1
• Voices in the Stones. New World Library, 2016, ISBN 978-1-60868-390-1
• The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo. New World Library, 2013, ISBN 978-1-60868-015-3
• The Wolf At Twilight. New World Library, 2009, ISBN 978-1-57731-578-0
• Neither wolf nor dog. New World Library, 2002, ISBN 978-1-57731-233-8
• Chief Joseph and the Flight of the Nez Perce. Harper One , 2006, ISBN 978-0-06113-608-5
• Simple Truths: Clear and Gentle Guidance on the Big Issues in Life. New World Library, 2005, ISBN 978-1-57731-515-5
• The Soul of an Indian (and other writings from Ohiyesa). New World Library, 2001, ISBN 978-1-57731-200-0
• Letters to My Son. New World Library, 1999, ISBN 978-1-57731-031-0
• Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace. Harper One, 1999, ISBN 978-0-06251-581-0
• Small graces. New World Library, 1998, ISBN 978-1-57731-072-3
• Native American Wisdom. New World Library, 1993, ISBN 978-0-93143-278-1
• The Wisdom of the Native Americans. New World Library, 1990, ISBN 978-1-57731-079-2

Web links

• Kent Nerburn website . Retrieved April 11, 2019.
• Kent Nerburn - New World Library (English, author page of the New World Library Verlag). Retrieved April 17, 2019.
• Kent Nerburn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Short biography and reviews of works by Kent Nerburn at perlentaucher.de
• Literature by and about Kent Nerburn in the WorldCat bibliographic database

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Minnesota Book Award: Minnesota Book Award Winners & Finalists. Accessed April 17, 2019 (English, overview page of the winners of the award). 
2. ^ IMDb: Neither Wolf Nor Dog. In: IMDb. Retrieved April 17, 2019 .