Alexie, Sherman, 1966-

The Resource Alexie, Sherman, 1966-

Description: Sherman Alexie is amazingly versatile: a novelist, poet, songwriter, composer, film director, and stand-up comic, he sometimes uses an element of fantasy in his fiction to express the Native American experience. His rich language, engaging style, and well-rounded characters make him popular with a wide multicultural audience, including teens. Even as his lyrical, descriptive prose expresses underlying anger at the Native American condition, he effectively uses humor to highlight grim social issues, dispel stereotypes of Indians, and expose beauty within sadness. Start with: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Adults); The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Teens)

Description: Sherman Alexie is amazingly versatile: a novelist, poet, songwriter, composer, film director, and stand-up comic, he sometimes uses an element of fantasy in his fiction to express the Native American experience. His rich language, engaging style, and well-rounded characters make him popular with a wide multicultural audience, including teens. Even as his lyrical, descriptive prose expresses underlying anger at the Native American condition, he effectively uses humor to highlight grim social issues, dispel stereotypes of Indians, and expose beauty within sadness. Start with: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Adults); The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Teens)