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Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie. Native American writer and poet. FICTION WORKS. YAL Titles: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian (2007) Flight (2007) more mature War Dances (2009). The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (1993) Reservation Blues (1995) Indian Killer (1996)

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Sherman Alexie

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  1. Sherman Alexie Native American writer and poet

  2. FICTION WORKS YAL Titles: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian (2007) Flight (2007) more mature War Dances (2009) The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (1993) Reservation Blues (1995) Indian Killer (1996) Toughest Indian in the World (2000) Ten Little Indians (2004)

  3. Poetry The Business of Fancydancing: Stories and Poems I Would Steal Horses Old Shirts & New Skins First Indian on the Moon Seven Mourning Songs for the Cedar Flute I Have Yet to Learn to Play Water Flowing Home The Summer of Black Widows The Man Who Loves Salmon One Stick Song Il powowdella fine del mondo Dangerous Astronomy Face Screenplays Smoke Signals The Business of Fancy Dancing

  4. Biography Sherman Alexie on PBS • Born on the Spokane Indian Reservation • Had cranial surgery at 6 months old but learned to read at age two and later underwent teasing for his enlarged skull and advanced intellect • Chose to go to Reardan High School (predominately white) • Captain of the basketball team and member of the debate team • Went to Gonzaga on Scholarship for pre-med then transferred to WSU and studied poetry • Overcame alcoholism with publication of poetry • Lives in Seattle • Novels often have autobiographical elements

  5. Themes in Alexie’s Work • The intersection between mainstream American and tribal culture • Alcoholism • Despair • Poverty • Racial anger • Magical realism • Dark humor • Historical figures and folklore

  6. 3 Questions: • What does it mean to live as an Indian at this time? • What does it mean to be an Indian man? • What does it mean to live on an Indian reservation? Sarah Quirk in the Dictionary of Library Biography asserts that Sherman Alexie addresses three questions throughout all of his books.

  7. Awards • American Book Award (1996) for Reservation Blues • National Book Award (2007) for Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • PEN/Faulkner (2010) for War Dances

  8. Sources Official website: http://www.fallsapart.com The Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/sherman-alexie Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Alexie PBS: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2009/10/native_american_poet_sherman_a.html YouTube Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwiQb8OQ6dY

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