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- Publisher: Grove Press
- Number of Pages: 256
- ISBN: 0802119190
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113365491
- Release Date: October 6, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #31492 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #3214 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #120 in Fantasy - Contemporary (See Top 100 Fantasy - Contemporary Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "War Dances" by Sherman Alexie to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "War Dances"Browse more products related to "Sherman Alexie"Review"[I]n this marvelous collection....the wily Alexie places his characters at crossroads, then sits back to see which way they'll turn....[His] works are piercing yet rueful." "Alexie's appealing collection of short stories, poems and self-interrogations opens with an attempted murder and closes with an epitaph. Mortality is much on the mind of this puckish writer, who continues to sift common truths through the sieve of his Indian identity, albeit with the alacrity of a man barreling away from his youth." "Alexie, who writes with a conversational style, has a wry, subversive sensibility that emerges both in the text and the forms it takes. Funny as it is, WAR DANCES includes poems written as call-and-response, a catechism in which the answers veer off strangely, a poem called a haiku that isn't one, and stories that contain lists, a Q&A, and a hail of bullet points. The structure is sophisticated yet playful, a subtle way to bring lightness to heavy topics such as senility, bigotry, cancer and loneliness." "Sherman Alexie mixes up comedy and tragedy, shoots it through with tenderness, then delivers with a provocateur's don't-give-a-damn flourish. He's unique, and...WAR DANCES is another case in point." Publisher's noteThe National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian offers a new collection of short stories, including the title story, in which a famous writer, who just learned he may have a brain tumor, must decide how to care for his distant, American Indian father who is slowly dying. Fresh off his National Book Award win, Sherman Alexie delivers a heart-breaking and hilarious collection of stories that explore the precarious balance between self-preservation and external responsibility in art, family, and the world at large. With unparalleled insight into the minds of artists, laborers, fathers, husbands, and sons, Alexie populates his stories with ordinary men on the brink of exceptional change. In a bicoastal journey through the consequences of both simple and monumental life choices, Alexie introduces us to these personal worlds as they transform beyond return. In the title story, a famous writer must decide how to care for his distant father who is slowly dying a "natural Indian death" from alcohol and diabetes, just as he learns that he himself may have a brain tumor. Alexie dissects a vintage-clothing store owner's failing marriage and his subsequent courtship of a married photographer in various airports across the country; what happens when a politician's son commits an unforgivable hate crime; and how a young boy learns his self-worth while writing for the obituary department of his local newspaper. Brazen and wise, War Dances takes us to the heart of what it means to be human. The new beginnings, successes, mistakes, and regrets that make up our daily lives are laid bare in this wide-ranging and provocative new work that is Alexie at the height of his powers. AnnotationAfter winning the National Book Award in 2008 for his teen novel THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN, Sherman Alexie returns to adult fiction with this innovative collection of short stories, poems, and dialogues. The pieces blend autobiography with fiction, as Alexie explores issues of fatherhood, artistic integrity, music, and concerns of the modern-day Native American. The title story is a standout, as Alexie gracefully weaves a Native American man's memory of his father's alcoholism with thoughts of his own mortality, recently accelerated by a grim diagnosis. Other stories include "Fearful Symmetry," a fictionalization of Alexie's first attempt at screenwriting, and "The Ballad of Paul Nonetheless," a poignant parable about a vintage clothes salesman who feels his life's role shifting from husband to father. If You Enjoy "War Dances (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "War Dances (Hardcover)" by Sherman Alexie (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Fantasy - Contemporary Bestsellers
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