The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 13th, 2000
Alexie at best, worst in latest collection
By ERIC BRAZIL
San Francisco Examiner
Sunday, August 13, 2000
At age 33, with two novels, two short-story collections, nine books of poetry and a screenplay to his credit, Sherman Alexie is not only one of America's hottest authors, he is unique among Indian writers in having attained pop-culture fame.
There is a Sherman Alexie fan club. He has a Web site. Strangers recognize him.
"It's a peculiar thing," Alexie said. "I think it's a combination of being a writer and the movie (1998 indie hit "Smoke Signals"), but being Indian has made me origin...
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