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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Indians of North America, Indians of north america, fiction, Fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), Washington (state), fiction, Short stories, American Short stories, Fiction, general, Poetry, Spokane Indians, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Race relations, Children's fiction, Indian reservations, Juvenile fiction, New York Times reviewed, American poetry, Authors, biography, Diaries, Indian authors, Mothers and sons, Native Americans, New York Times bestseller, Seattle (wash.), fiction, Alcoholics, biographyPlaces
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Sherman Alexie (1966-), Alphonse, Archie Smith, Bradbury children, Captain Tory, Frank Daggett, Harris Burdick, Lewis Evans, Maddie Pace, Mr. Linden, Oscar, Spokane TribeID Numbers
- OLID: OL34236A
- GoodReads: 4174
- ISNI: 000000011569383X
- IMDb: nm0018963
- Library of Congress Names: n91093126
- MusicBrainz: 70237bc5-c2e1-4152-a631-ca319899254f
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): TO0V161899
- VIAF: 46892548
- Wikidata: Q727331
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q727331
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- Sherman Alexis
- Alexie Sherman
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