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Sherman Alexie

Born

in Spokane, Washington, The United States

October 07, 1966

Website

http://www.fallsapart.com/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

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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. ...more

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My new short short story "Fast" is online at The Stranger.

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Average rating: 4.05 · 412,907 ratings · 42,859 reviews · 126 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 273,291 ratings — published 2007 — 108 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven 4.09 avg rating — 26,328 ratings — published 1993 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Don't Have to Say You Love Me 4.14 avg rating — 17,929 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flight 3.89 avg rating — 17,680 ratings — published 2007 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reservation Blues 3.98 avg rating — 13,913 ratings — published 1995 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indian Killer 3.78 avg rating — 8,146 ratings — published 1996 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Toughest Indian in the World 4.08 avg rating — 7,042 ratings — published 2000 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Little Indians 4.06 avg rating — 6,892 ratings — published 2003 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War Dances 3.91 avg rating — 6,943 ratings — published 2009 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie, Yuyi Morales (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 4,749 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing.”
― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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“He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.”
― Sherman Alexie, The Toughest Indian in the World

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“Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.”
― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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جزء از کل -- Steve Toltz -- پیمان خاکسار

5 votes 38.5%

ماه و آتش -- Cesare Pavese -- م. طاهر نوکنده

3 votes 23.1%

وات -- Samuel Beckett -- سهیل سمی

2 votes 15.4%

سوکورو تازاکی بی‌رنگ و سال‌های زیارتش -- Haruki Murakami -- امیرمهدی حقیقت

1 vote 7.7%

دختری که پادشاه سوئد را نجات داد -- Jonas Jonasson -- کیهان بهمنی

1 vote 7.7%

اتحادیه‌ی ابلهان -- John Kennedy Toole -- پیمان خاکسار

1 vote 7.7%

تبصره ۲۲ -- Joseph Heller -- احسان نوروزی

0 votes 0.0%

در راه -- Jack Kerouac -- احسان نوروزی

0 votes 0.0%

اول عاشقی -- Judith Hermann -- 3260419

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دیگری -- Arthur Schnitzler -- علی‌اصغر حداد

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آوازهای غمگین اردوگاه -- Sherman Alexie -- 7351974

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ویلای دلگیر -- Patrick Modiano -- حسین سلیمانی‌نژاد

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صدای افتادن اشیا -- Juan Gabriel Vásquez -- ونداد جلیلی

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افسانه‌ پدران ما -- Sorj Chalandon -- مرتضی کلانتریان

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خانه ماتریونا -- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn -- عبدالرضا ناطقی

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سر هیدرا -- Carlos Fuentes -- کاوه میرعبّاسی

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رژه‌ی پیروزی در بندر آرتور -- اشکان کاظمیان‌مقیمی

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۱Q۸۴ -- Haruki Murakami -- معصومه عباسی نتاج‌عمرانی

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بی‌سوادی که حساب‌وکتاب سرش می‌شد -- Jonas Jonasson -- حسین تهرانی

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صداهایی از چرنوبیل -- Svetlana Alexievich -- حدیث حسینی

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دختر رهبر سیرک -- Jostein Gaarder -- شقایق قندهاری

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ملت عشق -- Elif Shafak -- ارسلان فصیحی

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ماه‌الماس -- Wilkie Collins -- منوچهر بدیعی

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تا در محله گم نشوی -- Patrick Modiano -- انوشه برزنونی

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هیچ چیز دوبار اتفاق نمی افتد -- Wisława Szymborska -- ملیحه بهارلو

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