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Sherman Alexie

Variant Names: 
  • Alexie, Sherman Joseph, Jr.
Writer (October 07, 1966 - )
Nationality: American
Sherman Alexie has transformed his experiences as a Native American growing up on a reservation into a prolific writing career. He is particularly known for his incisive, sometimes humorous, short stories, collected in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. He is also the author of the YA novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
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Americanah

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  • Novel 2013
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a love story about two young Nigerians who seek to escape the oppressive military rule of 1980s Nigeria. The novel explores the difficulties of long-distance relationships tested by a prolonged absence and also deals with issues of race, identity, and immigration
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