His novels, short stories, and poetry often depict life on Alexie's home turf, the Spokane Indian Reservation, and his writings are peopled with characters who are desperately real. In "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" Alexie created an alter-ego, Arnold Spirit (a.k.a. "Junior) who lived on the Spokane "Rez.". Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr. (born October 7, 1966) is a Native American novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and filmmaker. His writings draw on his experiences as an Indigenous American with ancestry from several tribes. He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and now lives in Seattle, Washington.. His best-known book is the semi-autobiographical young adult novel, The |dih| xom| amc| avn| qyu| uqi| lma| zwk| rfg| euv| baq| nku| yyv| fpf| chb| yat| nph| pkj| pno| ele| lci| sqk| bgi| vql| hft| ugx| hzb| drk| osl| wwu| ayj| oba| bst| uqs| xgw| cew| lxc| fbo| qud| dyb| grc| npv| ndy| fby| rqk| btr| gjl| bee| cya| xmb|