Sherman Alexie

Spokane / Coeur d'Alene · authors

Sherman Alexie is a Spokane and Coeur d'Alene author whose "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" won the National Book Award. His "Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" was adapted into the acclaimed film "Smoke Signals."

Growing up on the Spokane Reservation, Alexie's work has brought Native American literature into the mainstream and inspired countless Indigenous writers.