Sherman Alexie Bücher

In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney, that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.

Die neun Erzählungen in „Lachsjäger“ beleuchten einen Typus amerikanischer Indianer, der in der Literatur selten vorkommt: Menschen, die Rechnungen bezahlen, Beziehungen eingehen und wieder beenden. Ein Spokane-Indianer, Journalist, wird aus dem Reservat in die Stadt gezogen und nimmt einen Lummi-Boxer mit, der gegen den stärksten Indianer der Welt antreten möchte. Ein weiterer Spokane-Indianer wartet auf seinen Vater, der nach einem Krankenhausaufenthalt mit Diabetes und einem Beutel voller Injektionsnadeln nach Hause kommt. Zwei entfremdete Menschen verschiedener Ethnien werden durch einen Verkehrsunfall getrennt und entdecken ihre Liebe neu. Ein weißer Aussteiger überfällt eine „Internationale Pfannkuchenbraterei“ und fordert einen Dollar pro Kunde sowie einen Liebhaber. Neben 42 Dollar erhält er einen übergewichtigen Indianer, den er Salmon Boy nennt. Alexie vermittelt in seinen Erzählungen außergewöhnliche Leidenschaft, die oft Liebesgeschichten zwischen Eltern und Kindern, Weißen und Indianern, Berühmtheiten und Normalbürgern sind. Die Geschichten sind lyrisch, rebellisch, manchmal komisch und berührend, und sie thematisieren das Leben und Lieben von Indianern in unterschiedlichen Welten. Die Kritiken loben seinen meisterhaften Stil und den schwarzen Humor in seinen Erzählungen.

In this darkly comic short story collection, Sherman Alexie, a Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian, brilliantly weaves memory, fantasy, and stark realism to paint a complex, grimly ironic portrait of life in and around the Spokane Indian Reservation. These twenty-two interlinked tales are narrated by characters raised on humiliation and government-issue cheese, and yet are filled with passion and affection, myth and dream. There is Victor, who as a nine-year-old crawled between his unconscious parents hoping that the alcohol seeping through their skins might help him sleep, Thomas Builds-the-Fire, who tells his stories long after people stop listening, and Jimmy Many Horses, dying of cancer, who writes letters on stationary that reads "From the Death Bed of Jimmy Many Horses III," even though he actually writes then on his kitchen table. Against a backdrop of alcohol, car accidents, laughter, and basketball, Alexie depicts the distances between Indians and whites, reservation Indians and urban Indians, men and women, and mostly poetically between modern Indians and the traditions of the past.

A collection of short fiction reflecting the experience of Native Americans caught in the midst of personal and cultural turmoil. Includes such works as The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above, What You Pawn I will Redeem, and Do You Know Where I am?

This collection of stories delves into the delicate interplay between self-preservation and the responsibilities we hold towards art, family, and society. With a blend of heartbreak and humor, the author reflects on personal and universal themes, offering insights into the complexities of life and the human experience.

Sherman Alexie, a master storyteller, presents a poignant and humorous narrative in his first novel in a decade, focusing on an orphaned Indian boy's quest for identity. The tale follows a troubled foster teenager, who struggles with his status as a "non-legal" Indian due to his father's absence. As he contemplates committing a violent act, he is unexpectedly transported through time, beginning with the civil rights era as an FBI agent, where he witnesses the harsh realities of racism in Red River, Idaho. This journey continues as he inhabits the body of an Indian child at the Battle of Little Bighorn and later as a 19th-century Indian tracker, ultimately landing in the present as an airline pilot. Throughout these experiences, he grapples with profound questions about humanity, reflected in his repeated thoughts: "Who's to judge?" and "I don't understand humans." By the end of his transformative journey, he returns to his own life, deeply changed by his encounters. Alexie's narrative is both heart-wrenching and humorous, exploring the roots of human hatred while showcasing his unique voice. Time Out describes this work as a modern-day vision quest, highlighting Alexie's fearless and groundbreaking storytelling.