Absolutely True...
And this book says something else: that as much as you can love your parents, as much as you can love your community, as much as you can love your family, you can also be radically different from them.
It says that you can be part of your family and yet distinct from it, and that doesn’t change your love for your family, but it changes who you become.
Sherman Alexie
Absolutely True Diary...
Bring a valid Student ID Card and this call number:
PS3551.L35774 A27 2007
to the 4th Floor Reserve Desk at Doyle or the 1st Floor Circulation Desk at Mahoney and you'll be able to read Absolutely True Diary in the Library. Check the link to see if it's available for checkout.
What Do You Think?
Who is Sherman Alexie?
Photograph by Kevin Casey
“I think I’m actually the first practitioner of the Brady Bunch school of Native American literature.”
World Literature Today 7/1/2010
- Why Alexie Writes So Honestly
In this 6/9/2011 Wall Street Journal blog Alexie explains: I write to give them [young adults] weapons–in the form of words and ideas-that will help them fight their monsters. - Biography Reference Center: Sherman Alexie
Biography, literary criticism, photos and more. - The Official Site of Sherman Alexie
This is the author's personal website which contains links to his books, movies, recordings, a biography and more. - Alexie Gives a Speech
Alexie discusses Absolutely True Diary, the autobiographical aspects, and his experiences growing up and eventually leaving the monoculture of an Indian reservation. - Sherman Alexie - A Native Son With No Borders An October 2009 interview in the NY Times where Alexie speaks of his success, his past and what his writing means to him.
- Sherman Alexie: Don't Call Me Warrior (Extended) | Mother Jones A September 2009 interview where America's most famous Indian author opines on Obama's tribe, Native wannabes, and why Kindles aren't sexy.
- How Alexie Feels About Plagiarism An article from Time Magazine.
Who Inspired His Writing? Why is Basketball Important?
In this interview Alexie describes what inspires his poetry and his writing. Follow the links to hear him read several of his poems.
Sherman Alexie and Steven Colbert
Bill Moyers Interview April 2013
Watch
Illustrator: Ellen Fornay
Alexie's Spokane/Coeur D'Alene Heritage
Spokane Indian Children circa 1882
- Map and Location of Spokane Reservation
- Official Website of the Spokane Tribe
- The Wellpinit School District
- Official Site of the Coeur D'Alene Tribe
- Spokane LanguageLearn more about the Spokane language; listen to songs and stories.
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