Michael Dorris
Michael Dorris ( January 30, 1945 - April 10, 1997 ) was an American anthropologist and writer .
Michael A. Dorris wrote some of his books in collaboration with his wife Louise Erdrich in the 1980s and 1990s . His best-known book is The Broken Cord (German: Don't tell him about the mountains: The moving story of the Indian boy Adam ). The book is based on a true story. Dorris tells how he adopted young Adam as a single father. His primary hypothesis was that everything can be regulated through loving care.
According to his own admission, he failed. Little by little he realizes that Adam is incurable. He was diagnosed as mentally retarded, emotionally retarded from fetal alcohol syndrome .
In 1996, Louise Erdrich separated. Michael Dorris then died by suicide .
bibliography
- Courtship , short story in Das große Amerika Lesebuch , Ed. William Shore, Goldmann Verlag 1997
- Who sees behind trees , trans. Hans Ulrich Hirschfelder ( Sees Behind Trees ), Ill. Thomas Thiemeyer , Ravensburger 1998
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Don't tell him about the mountains , translator Veronika Straaß , foreword Louise Erdrich, Knesebeck Verlag 1994
- Filmed as The Long Road to Life 1991, actors Jimmy Smits & Kim Delaney , director Ken Olin, camera Roy H. Wagner
- Fremde , Übers. Uwe-Michael Gutzschhahn ( guests ), Ill. Wolfgang Slawski, Ravensburger 1996
- Yellow Raft on Blue Lake , Translated by Karlheinz Dürr & Berit Horenburg ( Yellow Raft in Blue Water ), Paul Zsolnay Verlag 1991
- Guardian of Wisdom , with John Gattuso, foreword Leslie Marmon Silko , transl. Werner Petermann ( Circle of Nations ), Frederking & Thaler 1993
- Ich, Rayona , trans. Cornelia Krutz-Arnold ( Window ), Verlag Sauerländer 2003
- Crown of Columbus , with Louise Erdrich, trans. Edith Nerke & Jürgen Bauer ( Crown of Columbus ), Rowohlt Verlag 1993
- Morgenlicht und Sternenwächter , transl. Uwe-Michael Gutzschhahn ( Morning Girl ), Ill. Quint Buchholz , Ravensburger 1995, ISBN 3-473-52279-1
Web links
- Literature by and about Michael Dorris in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dorris, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author and anthropologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1945 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1997 |