Sherman Alexie
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Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr. is a Spokane novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and filmmaker. His writings draw on his experiences as an Indigenous American with ancestry from several tribes. Alexie grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and now lives in Seattle, Washington.
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My 2017 is gonna be white liberals shocked about white racism & white conservatives denying white racism exists. Just like every other year.
Dec. 31, 2016 on Twitter, quoted here
My father was always depressed. When he was home and sober, he was mostly in his room…You always knew they were coming: he was never violent, but short-tempered.
On his father’s depression in “All rage and heart” in The Guardian (2008 May 2)
It was arrogance…I had the feeling I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to be another disappointing Indian. The mess my father was, it broke my heart.
On why he quit binge drinking upon receiving a poetry award in “All rage and heart” in The Guardian (2008 May 2)
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