Authors and Illustrators Database

Born: 12/14/1944  Highland Park, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Parents: James H. and Elma S. Damrell
Children: Jean-Paul, Maya, Erik
Address(es):
Permanent:
Rt. 1, Box 122-C
Ewen, MI 49925
USA
Contact Information:
Phone: (906) 988-2567
Email: [email protected]

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	The Root Cellar - Ray Karhu leaves an archaeological dig to tend to family matters in the Upper Peninsula. What he finds in his Aunt's cabin is a legacy he knew nothing about. Viena, a Karelian émigré, was a shaman keeping the magical tradition of healing and nature worship of the Arctic Finns alive in the north woods. Ray's struggle to accept, understand, and finally embrace this tradition takes him on a wrenching journey of exploration and discovery of the past and the present. Inspired by the Kalevala's mythic images, rhythms, and portends, this story evokes its own brand of magic.	Fiction, Michigan	Adult	St. Cloud, MN: North Star Press of St. Cloud	2008
	Untamola Blues - Untamola is the dreamworld from the Finnish epic, Kalevala,which Damrell evokes in the fictional Lake Superior port town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. United by circumstance,random happenstance, gullibility, and plain bad luck, the mostly Finnish American and Native American characters seek a dubious fortune in a desperate, illegal venture on the high seas. But since fortune tends to favor the foolish--although seldom as they anticipated it--all get their reward. In its use of classic comedy--as a subversive, moral force exposing the limitations and strictures of self-image and societal norms--this tale is a wild, hilarious, and at the same time, poignant take on the human condition.	Fiction, Michigan	Adult	St. Cloud, MN: North Star Press of St. Cloud	2008
	Billy Maki: a Novel - One week in the life of Billy Maki, a free-wheeling Finn who resides in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. His carefree lifestyle includes poaching game, painting scenes on scraps of metal, doing odd jobs and drinking beer. Unfortunately this lifestyle does not sit well with his wife, neighbors, or the law.	Fiction, Michigan	Adult	St. Cloud, MN: North Star Press	1997
	Gift: a Novel of the Upper Peninsula - A special gift, a backwoods romance, and a crusty old woodsman inhabit this tale of the Upper Peninsula and its wooded wilderness.	Fiction, Michigan	Adult	St. Cloud, MN: North Star Press	1992
	Isaac Polvi: The Autobiography of a Finnish Immigrant	Non Fiction, Biography, Michigan	Adult	St. Cloud, MN: North Star Press	1991
	Search for Identity : Youth, Religion, and Culture	Non Fiction	Adult	Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications	1978
	Seeking Spiritual Meaning : the World of Vedanta	Non Fiction	Adult	Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications	1977

What is the aim or goal of your writing: I hope some day to be able to write fewer drafts of my work before it is published. I have been writing steadily, albeit with brief interruptions for around twenty-two years. I've written books that will never see publication-thankfully. I write poetry, music, letters, and stories, none of which I publish. I am fascinated by language and by the art of writing. I've had many mentors, including many whom I've never met. I read constantly.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

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