“A rollicking, bittersweet gem”
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 by Reference
Seattle author Sherman Alexie, 43, was announced yesterday as winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for his book War Dances, a collection of short stories, essays, and poems. Alexie is the first Native American recipient of the fiction honor.
As winner, Alexie receives $15,000. Each of the four other finalists— Barbara Kingsolver for The Lacuna, Lorraine M. López for Homicide Survivors Picnic and Other Stories, Lorrie Moore for A Gate at the Stairs, and Colson Whitehead for Sag Harbor— receives $5,000.
Tags: books, literature, reading
March 27th, 2010 at 9:45 am
I love his irony and his fierce love for the land and his people. One of my favorite screenplays by Alexie is based on his book, “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.” He wrote this screenplay for “Smoke Signals,” a film about Victor Joseph, a young Native American in his late teens who lives on the Coeur d’Alene reservation in Idaho. Excellent film! His official website is http://www.fallsapart.com/
March 30th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
I thought Smoke Signals was one of the best films on the native American experience ever. I looks forward to reading War Dances.