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Sherman Alexie

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For a country comprised of less than one percent of its indigenous people, Native American author and filmmaker Sherman Alexie's voice is crucially important. But he'd be damned if it weren't funny too. A Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian, Alexie has focused exclusively on exploring and reworking readers' perceptions of reservation life in his 18 collections of fiction and his hit 1998 film Smoke Signals. While always engaged with meaty subject manner, Alexie's freshness stems from his wit and silliness. His most recent effort, the National Book Award-winning The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, provides a semi-autobiographical tale of his youthful exploits and serves as tonight's main talking point.

– Ilya Tovbis

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    There's also a limited number of $100 VIP tickets which get you into a 6 pm reception with Alexie at the SFAC Gallery in the same building. Proceeds benefit WritersCorps, a creative writing program for youth.

    By First N. on 11/25/2008 at 02:25 pm
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