Essays on Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie, in full Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr., (born October 7, 1966, Wellpinit, Spokane Indian Reservation, near Spokane, Washington, U.S.), Native American writer whose poetry, short stories, novels, and films about the lives of American Indians won him an international following. Alexie was born to Salish Indians—a Coeur d’Alene father and a Spokane mother. Alexie’s...
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, is about a boy called Arnold Spirit aka Junior. He is a Native American that lives on an Indian Reservation. He isn’t really satisfied with his life since he’s pretty poor, but he gets along. He doesn’t accept himself, since he has multiple medical...
Born on a Spokane Indian Reservation, near Spokane Washington, Sherman Alexie is a Native American writer that has gained an international audience. Alexie has received numerous awards and honors for his works, including a National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, a PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, an American Book Award, and the 2010 Lifetime Achievement...
