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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780802141675
ISBN: 0802141676
Label: Grove Press
Manufacturer: Grove Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: February 08, 2005
Publisher: Grove Press
Studio: Grove Press
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When it was first published in 1993, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven established Sherman Alexie as a stunning new talent of American letters. The basis for the award-winning movie Smoke Signals, it remains one of his most beloved and widely praised books. In this darkly comic collection, Alexie brilliantly weaves memory, fantasy, and stark realism to paint a complex, grimly ironic portrait of life in and around the Spokane Indian Reservation. These twenty-two interlinked tales are narrated by characters raised on humiliation and government-issue cheese, and yet are filled with passion and affection, myth and dream. Against a backdrop of alcohol, car accidents, laughter, and basketball, Alexie depicts the distances between Indians and whites, reservation Indians and urban Indians, men and women, and, most poetically, modern Indians and the traditions of the past.
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I was originally required to read this book for my English class, but I ended up really enjoying it. Sherman Alexie is an outstanding author and I plan on reading more of his work. I think everyone should read it!!
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"The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" is a great collection of short stories and the perfect starting point for those unfamiliar with the works of Sherman Alexie. Alexie was born and raised on the Spokane Indian reservation in Washington, and many of these stories are based off of real experiences from his time there. The topics this book covers range from alcoholism, relationships between a father and son, and traditional American Indian culture, something that these people are losing ... Read More
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The most important thing to realize before jumping into The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven--or even reading anything by Sherman Alexie--is that the author is Native American, and his humor and presentation does nothing to soften his portrayal of the gritty reality still found on many reservations. Native Americans are a serious people who rarely take themselves seriously. We are not the grim stoics or the tragic figures of past lore. Sherman Alexie brings together past and present perceptions ... Read More
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Have your students read this book. Alexie's prose is beautifully simple with a rhythm they can sway to. Have them use his text as a model for their own personal narratives...and enjoy.
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This collection is a touching look at what life in Indian country can be like. Smart and touching, it was one of those books that was impossible to put down, and left me feeling like I knew the characters. A must read!
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