Sherman Alexie
Spokane-Coeur d'Alene novelist and poet whose The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven is a celebrated collection of interlocking stories. His fiction is darkly comic about reservation life and Native American experience. He is one of the most widely read Native American authors.
Works
- The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in HeavenStory collection about contemporary Native American life mixing humor and heartbreak
- Indian KillerDark novel about murder mystery and identity on Native American reservation
- Reservation BluesNovel about reservation rock band navigating cultural identity and artistic aspirations
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianYoung adult novel mixing humor and heartbreak as teen navigates reservation identity