Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie combines his successful writing career with stand-up comedy. His siblings, with whom he grew up on the Spokane Indian reservation in the east of Washington state, are surprised people find him funny, he says. "I was always the depressed guy in the basement. But I've borrowed their sense of humour and made it darker and more deadly - a weapon of self-defence. Being funny you win hearts quicker; people laughing are more apt to listen."

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Featured Books, with extracts by Sherman Alexie

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
Sherman Alexie
A favourite of Jenny Downham, January 2011 Guest Editor: "This is a book I discovered only recently.  It made me jealous because the writing is so acute and the writer so talented!  It delighted me for the very same reasons.  This...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/06/2008
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