Sherman Alexie

About Sherman Alexie

Native American author, short story writer, poet, and screenwriter whose young adult novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, won the National Book Award. Reservation Blues (1995), The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven are among his other award-winning works (1993).

Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr. is a Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-Native American native American novelist, writer, poet, and filmmaker. His writings are based on his experience as a Native American with ancestors from several tribes. He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and now lives in Seattle, Washington. His most famous books are The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, a collection of short stories. It was adapted in the movie Smoke Signal, for which he also wrote the screenplay. Her first novel, Reservation Blues, received the American Book Award in 1996. Her first young adult novel, The Full-Real Indian Diary Part-time, is a semi-autobiographical novel that won the 2007 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. of the United States and the 2008 Odyssey Award for Best Audio Book for young people. Her 2009 collection of short stories and poems, War Dances, won the PEN / Faulkner Prize for the 2010 Fictional Book. Alexie is guest writer for Best American Poetry of 2015 .

Literary movement	Indigenous Nationalism
Notable awards	American Book Award, 1996, National Book Award, 2007, PEN/Faulkner, 2010
Nationality	Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, American
Born	October 7, 1966, Spokane, Washington, U.S
Occupation	Author, poet, screenwriter, filmmaker
Notable works	The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • Smoke Signals • Reservation Blues • The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven • You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir • War Dances
Genre	Native American literature, humor, documentary fiction

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Sherman Alexie before fame

He was born with hydrocephalus, a potentially fatal illness, and he survived brain surgery as an infant. He began his college career at Gonzaga University, but struggled with his pre-law and pre-med courses and eventually transferred to Washington State University, where he enrolled in a life-changing poetry class.

Achievement of Sherman Alexie

First Indian on the Moon (1993), Water Flowing Home (1996), and The Summer of Black Widows (1997) are some of his poetry books (1996).

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$1 Million

Sherman Alexie family life

He grew up in Wellpinit, Washington, on the Spokane Indian Reservation. He and his wife, Diane Tomhave, later had two kids.

Associations of Sherman Alexie

He authored the screenplay for Adam Beach's film Smoke Signals, which was released in 1998.

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Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
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