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Michael Dorris

A concise guide to Michael Dorris's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.

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Author overview

Michael Dorris (1945–1997) was a novelist whose body of work spans novels. This writing is associated with United States. Major works and useful reading starting points include A Yellow Raft in Blue Water. Key themes include Family secrets and incomplete knowledge, Identity, belonging, and mixed inheritance, Love mixed with anger, and Memory and revision.

Reading pathway

Begin with A Yellow Raft in Blue Water.

Representative starting points

A Yellow Raft in Blue Water

A three-part novel in which Rayona, her mother Christine, and her grandmother Ida tell connected family stories in reverse chronological order.

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