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3 | Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr. (born October 7, 1966) is a Spokane Indian author, whose writings deal with life on the 20th and 21st century 'res (reservation) from the point of view of youth -- disenfranchised, often rebelling, always questioning. Born with hydrocephalus, his writing has shown quite a bit of anger, though he deliberately avoids it post-9/11. His most notable works include the award-winning YA book, ''Literature/TheAbsolutelyTrueDiaryOfAPartTimeIndian'', which contains strong autobiographical themes, and ''Film/SmokeSignals'', a 1998 film that starred Adam Beach and Evan Adams. |
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5 | !!Works by Alexie with their own page include: |
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7 | * ''Literature/TheAbsolutelyTrueDiaryOfAPartTimeIndian'' |
8 | * ''Literature/{{Flight|2007}}'' |
9 | * ''Literature/IndianKiller'' |
10 | [[/index]] |
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12 | !!Other works by Alexie contain examples of: |
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14 | * ApocalypseHow: In at least one short story, the white people are all dead, the mixed bloods are all dying from a mysterious illness, and the Indians form a eugenic dystopia. |
15 | * AuthorAppeal: Of the nonsexual (JustForFun/OneOfUs) variety. |
16 | * BiggerIsBetterInBed: Subverted in "The Toughest Indian in the World". It still hurts like a mother. |
17 | * BlackComedy: Both in his writings as well as his [[HiddenDepths stand-up comedy]]. |
18 | * DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In ''The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven'', Thomas is Don Quixote. Victor isn't quite as tolerant as Sancho Panza. |
19 | * HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: In "The Toughest Indian in the World", the narrator tells the eponymous character that he's not...Cue explicit gay sex scene. |
20 | * LoinCloth: Can symbolize tradition or the [[{{fanservice}} fetishization of natives by Westerners]]. |
21 | * MushroomSamba: "A Drug Called Tradition" |
22 | * ANaziByAnyOtherName: "The Sin Eaters" |
23 | * ParodySue: Many. Most notable is Thomas Builds-the-Fire, a goth kid who is never called goth and always tells annoying stories. |
24 | * RacistGrandma: Averted: As a rule, old people, especially old women, are more accepting than the young people. |
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