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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''
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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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