1. Native American writer and poet
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 Screenplays 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 powow della 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
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