Sherman J. Alexie, Jr., was born in October 1966. A Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian, he grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, Washington, about fifty miles northwest of Spokane. Approximately 1,100 Spokane Tribal members live there. Alexie's father is a Coeur d'Alene Indian, and his mother is a Spokane Indian. In June 1999, The New Yorker acknowledged Alexie as one of the top writers for the twenty-first century. He was one of twenty writers featured in the magazine's Summer Fiction Edition, "20 Writers for the 21st Century." Alexie, who resides with his wife and two sons in Seattle, has published fourteen books to date, including his most recent collection of short stories, The Toughest Indian in the World, and his newly released poetry collection, One Stick Song.

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