Adrian C. Louis

Adrian C. Louis (1947?-) is a Lovelock Paiute author from Nevada now living on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. He has taught at Oglala Lakota College. His novel "Skins" (1995) discusses reservation life and issues such as poverty, alcoholism, and social problems and was the basis for the 2002 film, "Skins". He has also published books of poetry and a collection of short stories, "Wild Indians and Other Creatures" (1996). His work is noted for its realism.

Bibliography

Poetry

*The Indian Cheap Wine Seance (1974)
*Muted War Drums (1977)
*Sweets for the Dancing Bears (1979)
*Fire Water World (1989)
*Among the Dog Eaters (1992)
**An edition was created for the West Point's 1993 plebe (freshman) class.
*Blood Thirsty Savages
*Days of Obsidian, Days of Grace (1994)
*Vortex of Indian Fevers (1995)
*Ceremonies of the Damned (1997)
*Skull Dance (1998)
*Ancient Acid Flashes Back (2000)
*Bones & Juice (2001)
*Evil Corn (2004)
*Deer Dreams (2006)
*Logorrhea (2006)

Prose

*Skins(1995)
*Wild Indians & Other Creatures (1996)

Filmography

*"Skins" (2002) - Screenwriting

References

*Kratzert, M. "Native American Literature: Expanding the Canon", Collection Building Vol. 17, 1, 1998, p. 4

External links

* [http://www.adrian-c-louis.com/index.htm Adrian-C-Louis.com]
*NativeWiki profile of [http://www.nativewiki.org/Adrian_C._Louis Adrian C. Louis]
* [http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/louis/louis.htm Adrian C. Louis] on the "Modern American Poetry" website.