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Sherman Alexie Facts – Flashcards

Marie Florence
7 July 2022

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Raised?
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Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit WA. Born in 1966.
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School life
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Bullied regularly in school
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Parents
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Alcoholics. Mom later gave it up. Dad worked blue- collar jobs on the reservation. Dad died young.
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Autobiography
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Describes Alexie's move from the reservation school to the rural high school, Reardan, WA. Class president, star basketball player, won a scholarship to Gonzaga U. a Catholic school in Spokane.
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Life now
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Lives in Seattle with his wife and two sons
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Writing
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Has written poetry, short stories, novels, and a screenplay.
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Awards
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American book award, National book award, and several others.
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Disorder
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Hydrosyphilis: too much water on the brain
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