Sherman Alexie
author profile
born
October 07, 1966
gender
male
place of birth
Spokane, Washington, The United States
website
genre
Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
about this author
Sherman J. Alexie, Jr., was born in October 1966. A Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian, he grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, WA, about 50 miles northwest of Spokane, WA. Alexie has published 18 books to date.
Alexie is an award-winning and prolific author and occasional comedian. Much of his writing draws on his experiences as a modern Native American. Sherman's best known works include The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Smoke Signals, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney avg rating 4.27 — 8,018 ratings — published 2007 15 editions |
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The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie avg rating 4.11 — 4,110 ratings — published 1993 9 editions |
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Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie avg rating 3.94 — 2,128 ratings — published 1995 7 editions |
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Flight: A Novel by Sherman Alexie avg rating 3.82 — 2,115 ratings — published 2007 9 editions |
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The Toughest Indian in the World by Sherman Alexie avg rating 4.00 — 1,461 ratings — published 2000 7 editions |
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Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie avg rating 3.58 — 1,360 ratings — published 1996 11 editions |
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Ten Little Indians by Sherman Alexie avg rating 4.08 — 1,148 ratings — published 2003 7 editions |
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The Business of Fancydancing: Stories and Poems by Sherman Alexie avg rating 4.14 — 541 ratings — published 1991 3 editions |
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Smoke Signals: A Screenplay by Sherman Alexie avg rating 4.14 — 321 ratings — published 1998 2 editions |
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One Stick Song by Sherman Alexie avg rating 4.22 — 189 ratings — published 2000 2 editions |
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upcoming events
Sherman Alexie on tour for the book "War Dances"
Author appearance, December 02, 2009 07:00PM
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY, The United States
Selected Shorts The National Book Award-winning author introduces performances ...more
Author appearance, December 02, 2009 07:00PM
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY, The United States
Selected Shorts The National Book Award-winning author introduces performances ...more
event from BookTour
"He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing."
— Sherman Alexie (The Toughest Indian in the World)
— Sherman Alexie (The Toughest Indian in the World)
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The following three books were chosen at random from all of the previous suggestions.
The poll will end Friday, March 27th, in case you want to pick up the book this week-end. And your votes will remain anonymous.
Happy Voting!
(To keep in mind as you vote, Rebekah said of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie: "not completely clean and there is swearing, but it broke my heart and gave me hope all at the same time. Absolutely amazing book)
The following three books were chosen at random from all of the previous suggestions.
The poll will end Friday, March 27th, in case you want to pick up the book this week-end. And your votes will remain anonymous.
Happy Voting!
(To keep in mind as you vote, Rebekah said of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie: "not completely clean and there is swearing, but it broke my heart and gave me hope all at the same time. Absolutely amazing book)
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