Sherman Alexie Quotes


He looked into the crowd for approval, saw his mother and father. He waved and they waved back. Smiles and Indian teeth. They were both drunk. Everything familiar and welcome. Everything beautiful.


Citations

Alexie, Sherman. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Atlantic Monthly Press, 1993.

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Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie
  • Born: October 7, 1966
  • Nationality: American, American, American
  • Profession: Author, Poet, Screenwriter, Filmmaker

Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr. is a Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-Native American novelist, short story writer, poet, and filmmaker. His writings draw on his experiences as an Indigenous American with ancestry from several tribes. He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and now lives in Seattle, Washington.