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The Toughest Indian in the World
Sherman Alexie. Grove Press: 2001 (paperback). ISBN: 0802138004. 250 pages.
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Alexie has been selected by The New Yorker as one of the best American fiction
writers under forty. Some critics have called him the best Native American writer of his time. We say he's one of the best
writers around, period. His latest contribution is this collection of short stories that will certainly challenge most of
most people's preconceived notions of the contemporary Native American experience. His American Indian characters live in
the city and the suburbs as well as on the reservation. They are journalists, lawyers, country music lovers, homosexuals,
athletes, frequent flyers. Like the rest of us, they have their tragic and their noble and their savage qualities, but
Alexie's brutal honesty and deadpan wit ensure that we see these people as individuals rather than as symbols of a lost
cause. Alexie is a fierce writer--he doesn't flinch in the face of injustice, brutality, or ugliness-but he's also very funny,
very appealing, very touching, and very worth your reading time.
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