Sherman Alexie
Author
Born in 1966 on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, WA, Sherman Alexie is a novelist, short story writer, poet, and winner of the 2007 National Book Award in Young People's Literature for "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian." His other works include "The Business of Fancydancing," "I Would Steal Horses," and "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven," a story from which was adapted into the motion picture "Smoke Signals." His novel "War Dances," the story of an author who must care for his dying alcoholic father, was released in October 2009 by Grove/Atlantic Press.
A conversation with the award-winning author and chronicler of the Native American experience.
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The writer explains why he idolizes ideas, not people.
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3 min
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How raising children changes the creative process.
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2 min
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Sherman Alexie recounts his winning battle with alcoholism.
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3 min
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How getting inside a character’s mind can mean going out of your own.
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Sherman Alexie weighs the joys and frustrations of different publishing formats.
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5 min
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The National Book Award winner and comedian explores the ancient connections between narrative and comedy.
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4 min
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Sherman Alexie reveals how success has, and hasn’t, changed his life.
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