Blasphemy : [new and selected stories] / Sherman Alexie.
Author/creator |
Alexie, Sherman, 1966- |
Format | Book and Print |
Edition | 1st ed. |
Publication Info | New York : Grove Press ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, ©2012. |
Description | 465 pages ; 24 cm |
Subject(s) |
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Contents | Cry cry cry -- Green world -- Scars -- The toughest indian in the world -- War dances -- This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona -- Midnight basketball -- Idolatry -- Protest -- What ever happened to Frank Snake Church? -- The Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in heaven -- The approximate size of my favorite tumor -- Indian country -- Because my father always said he was the only indian who saw Jimi Hendrix play "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock -- Scenes from a life -- Breakfast -- Night people -- Breaking and entering -- Do you know where I am? -- Indian education -- Gentrification -- Fame -- Faith -- Salt -- Assimilation -- Old growth -- Emigration -- The search engine -- The vow -- Basic training -- What you pawn I will redeem. |
Abstract | Combines fifteen of the author's classic short stories with fifteen new stories in an anthology that features tales involving donkey basketball leagues, lethal wind turbines, and marriage. In these comfort-zone-destroying tales, including the masterpiece, War Dances, characters grapple with racism, damaging stereotypes, poverty, alcoholism, diabetes, and the tragic loss of languages and customs. Questions of authenticity and identity abound. |
General note | Subtitle from dust jacket. |
Genre/form | Short stories. |
ISBN | 9780802120397 (hardcover) |
ISBN | 0802120393 (hardcover) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | PS3551 .L35774 B53 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |