Author, poet, and screenwriter Sherman Alexie connects
readers around the world to the American Indian experience,
making them laugh, cry, and think through his
semi-autobiographical writings. One of The New Yorker’s 20
top writers for the 21st century, Alexie is, as Men’s Journal
describes, “the world’s first fast-talking, wisecracking,
mediagenic American-Indian superstar.
Aleixe grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in
Washington, but it wasn’t until a college professor recognized
his “intensity of language, passion, and energy” that he fully
committed to writing. Shortly after, his first books of poetry
were published, and he began developing into a gifted orator,
telling tales of contemporary American Indian life with razor
sharp humor, unsettling candor, and biting wit.
His novels, such as Reservation Blues, Indian Killer, and The
Toughest Indian in the World, have won numerous awards and
accolades, including Booklist’s Editor’s Choice Award, the
PEN/Malamud Award, Publishers Weekly’s Book of the Year.
His anthology of new stories and beloved classics, Blasphemy,
was included on Kirkus Reviews, The New York Times, and
NPR’s lists of 2012’s best books. The National Book
Award-winning The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
was named the best Young Adult Book of all time by Time.
In 1998, Alexie wrote and produced the film Smoke Signals, an
adaptation of his book The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in
Heaven. The movie went on to win the Audience Award and
Filmmakers Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival. He made
his directorial debut with 2002’s The Business of Fancydancing
"Absolutely smashing! Beyond my
wildest expectations. He had us
all laughing for two hours. But
beyond that, he changed people's
thinking ---which is my goal for
bringing people of his caliber here.
Anyone who saw him will never
be the same."
- Bismarck State College
Suggested Topics:
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Without Reservations: An Urban Indian's Comic,
Poetic & Highly Irreverent Look at the World
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Security, Sovereignty, Selfishness: How to be a
21st Century American Nomad
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The Business of Fancydancing: Poems, Stories,
Punch Lines and Highly Biased Anecdotes
•
The Partially True Story of the True Diary of a
Part-Time Indian
He is currently working on a sequel to both The Lone Ranger
and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and True Diary of a Part-Time
Indian and co-hosting the podcast A Tiny Sense of
Accomplishment with best-selling author Jess Walter.
Alexie received Washington State University's Highest Alumni
Award, recognizing the importance of his Native American
voice to a broad audience, the Katherine Anne Porter Award in
Literature, and Pushcart Prize. He was recently awarded a
2014 Literature Award by The American Academy of Arts and
Letters.
His 24th book What I've Stolen, What I've Earned, a collection
of poems, was released in November 2013. He is the guest editor of
2015’s year's Best American Poetry, coming in September.
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