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Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie
Poet, novelist, and short story writer Sherman Alexie became part of a late-20th-century resurgence of Native American writing in America. His work explores the impoverishment and hopelessness of reservation life and other issues facing Native Americans today. His volumes of poetry include Water Flowing Home (1995) and The Summer of Black Widows (1996).
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Native American Literature; Alexie, Sherman; Novel; Poetry; Native Americans of North America; Westerns; American Literature: Prose; American Literature: Poetry
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