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April 26, 2024 | Latest Issue
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Allegations of sex-abuse unlike Dorris, friends say

CONCORD -- They were ''the king and queen of contemporary American literature,'' two powerful and versatile writers whose private love story infused every book. ''For Louise, who found the song and gave me voice,'' reads Michael Dorris' dedication in his latest novel, ''Cloud Chamber,'' published earlier this year. ''To Michael,'' followed by the symbols for the Queen and Jack of Hearts, was Louise Erdrich's dedication in ''Tales of Burning Love,'' her novel published last year. Over 16 years they shared their writing, their American Indian backgrounds and the raising of six children: three he adopted before he married Erdrich and three born afterward. But by the time their latest books came out, the love story was falling apart.

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