| Description |
xxii, 198 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Literary conversations series |
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Literary conversations series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Sherman Alexie, literary rebel / John and Carl Bellante -- Sherman Alexi: a reservation of the mind / Doug Marx -- Spokane words: Tomson Highway raps with Sherman Alexie / Tomson Highway -- The reluctant spokesman / Erik Himmelsbach -- Crossroads: a conversation with Sherman Alexie / John Purdy -- Sherman Alexie: poet, novelist, filmmaker / Charlene Teters -- Sending cinematic smoke signals: an interview with Sherman Alexie / Dennis West, Joan M. West -- Tribal visions / Kelley Blewster -- An interview with Sherman Alexie / Joelle Fraser -- American literature: interview with Sherman Alexie / Jessica Chapel -- Hold me closer, fancy dancer: a conversation with Sherman Alexie / Aileo Winmann -- Sherman Alexie in conversation with Williams Cole / Williams Cole -- Voice of the new tribes / Duncan Campell -- Redeemers / Matt Dellinger -- Seriously Sherman: Seattle's favorite pissed off poet talks about truth, terror, tradition, and what's so great about America anyway? / Timothy Harris -- A conversation with Sherman Alexie / Diane Thiel -- A world of story-smoke: a conversation with Sherman Alexie / Åse Nygren -- Reservation to riches: a conversation with Sherman Alexie / Lorena Allam -- Revising Sherman Alexie / Dave Weich -- Interview with Sherman Alexie / James Mellis -- Sherman Alexie / Tanita Davis, Sarah Stevenson. |
| Summary |
In this book, the writer displays the same passion, dynamic sense of humor, and sharp observational skills that characterize his work. The interviews, ranging from 1993 to 2007, feature Alexie speaking candidly about the ideas and themes behind poetry collections (I Would Steal Horses, First Indian on the Moon), short story collections (The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Ten Little Indians), novels (Indian Killer, Reservation Blues), and screenplays (Smoke Signals). Coeur d Alene through his father and Spokane through his mother, Alexie grew up in Wellpinit on the Spokane Indian Reservation in eastern Washington. Reservation life is a central concern in his work, as are politics, love, contemporary literature, city living (he now lives in Seattle), and his beloved sport of basketball. His wit, polemical engagement, and willingness to confront received notions have made him one of the most popular American Indian writers today. |
| Subject |
Alexie, Sherman, 1966- -- Interviews.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Interviews.
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| Added Author |
Peterson, Nancy J.
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| ISBN |
9781604732795 cloth alkaline paper |
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1604732792 cloth alkaline paper |
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9781604732801 paperback alkaline paper |
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1604732806 paperback alkaline paper |
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