Looking for the best Sherman Alexie books? Browse our list to find excellent book recommendations on the subject.
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (2009)
- The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (20th Anniversary Edition) (2013)
- Flight: A Novel (2007)
- Reservation Blues (2005)
- War Dances (2010)
- Ten Little Indians (2004)
- Indian Killer (2008)
- Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories (2013)
- You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir (2019)
- What I’ve Stolen, What I’ve Earned (2013)
- The Toughest Indian in the World (2000)
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (2009)
Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (20th Anniversary Edition) (2013)
Sherman Alexie’s celebrated first collection, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, established its author as one of America’s most important and provocative voices.
Flight: A Novel (2007)
The best-selling author of multiple award-winning books returns with his first novel in ten years, a powerful, fast and timely story of a troubled foster teenager — a boy who is not a “legal” Indian because he was never claimed by his father — who learns the true meaning of terror. About to commit a devastating act, the young man finds himself shot back through time on a shocking sojourn through moments of violence in American history.
Reservation Blues (2005)
“Many may remember the tale of Robert Johnson, the musician who sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads in exchange for being the best blues guitarist around.What many may not know is that after this tragic deal in Mississippi, Johnson ended up in a small town on the Spokane Indian reservation in Washington state-at least that’s how author Sherman Alexie tells it.In his new book Reservation Blues, Alxie spins the fictional tale of Johnson’s adventure at a new crossroads, this one in a
War Dances (2010)
In his first new fiction since winning the National Book Award for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, best-selling author Sherman Alexie delivers a virtuoso collection of tender, witty, and soulful stories that expertly capture modern relationships from the most diverse angles.
Ten Little Indians (2004)
Sherman Alexie is one of our most acclaimed and popular writers today.
Indian Killer (2008)
“Part thriller, part magical realism, and part social commentary, Indian Killer . . . lingers long past the final page.”—Seattle WeeklyA national best seller, Indian Killer is arguably Sherman Alexie’s most controversial book to date—a gritty, racially charged literary thriller that, over a decade after its first publication, remains an electrifying tale of alienation and justice.
Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories (2013)
Sherman Alexie’s stature as a writer of stories, poetry, and novels has soared over the course of his twenty-book, twenty-year career.
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir (2019)
Family relationships are never simple. But Sherman Alexie’s bond with his mother Lillian was more complex than most. She plunged her family into chaos with a drinking habit, but shed her addiction when it was on the brink of costing her everything. She survived a violent past, but created an elaborate facade to hide the truth.
What I’ve Stolen, What I’ve Earned (2013)
Poetry. Native American Studies. “One of the major lyric voices of our time” (NY Times Book Review), winner of the National Book Award, Alexie publishes his first new collection of poetry and short prose in six years.
The Toughest Indian in the World (2000)
A beloved American writer whose books are championed by critics and readers alike, Sherman Alexie has been hailed by Time as “one of the better new novelists, Indian or otherwise.” Now his acclaimed new collection, The Toughest Indian in the World, which received universal praise in hardcover, is available in paperback.
Best Sherman Alexie Books You Should Enjoy
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Heart berries a memoir
Author(s): Alexie, Sherman;Kane, Joan;Mailhot, Terese Marie
ID: 2595152, Publisher: Counterpoint, Year: 2018;2017, Size: 868 Kb, Format: mobi
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir
Author(s): Sherman Alexie
ID: 2121527, Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Year: 2017, Size: 450 Kb, Format: epub
The best American poetry, 2015
Author(s): Alexie, Sherman; Lehman, David
ID: 1441531, Publisher: Scribner Poetry, Year: 2015, Size: 1 Mb, Format: epub
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