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For an extended version of this interview, go to motherjones.com/sherman-alexie.
Sherman Alexie‘s literary ambitions often collide with his unofficial role as America’s most famous Indian author.
So he suspects that his new short-story collection, War Dances, which features some distinctly unsavory Native American protagonists, might tick off sensitive readers.
Sherman alexie biography video of barack obama
“I’m going to get grief from certain people about not having likable characters,” he says. “As an Indian writer I’m supposed to be showing us in our best light.” The 43-year-old has built his career on exploring the complexities and dark comedy of Indian identity.
His first short-story collection, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, drew on his experiences growing up on the Spokane reservation in Washington. His 2007 young-adult novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, tells the story of a shy, nerdy kid who leaves the rez for a suburban high s