Louis Owens

Louis Owens (Lompoc 1948 - Albuquerque, July 25th, 2002) was a novelist and scholar of Choctaw, Cherokee and Irish descent. He is best-known for a series of Native-themed mystery novels, and for his contributions to the then-fledgling field of Native American Studies. Owens committed suicide in 2002.

Novels

• Wolfsong. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.
• The Sharpest Sight. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.
• Bone Game. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996.
• Nightland. Dutton, 1996. (Winner of an American Book Award).
• Dark River. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1999.

Literary Criticism

• Mixedblood Messages: Literature, Film, Family, Place, 2001.
• Other Destinies: Understanding the Native American Novel, 1992.
• John Steinbeck's ReVision of America, 1985.

See also

• List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas

External links

• Obituary from utah State University (scroll down page)
• A Conversation with Louis Owens (conducted by John Purdy)