Ten Little Indians

By Sherman Alexie (Spokane/Coeur d'AIene). Incisive. Heartfelt. Rebellious. Exuberant. Wise.

The words used to describe Sherman Alexie's writing are as richly colored as the characters who inhabit his stories.  In Ten Little Indians, he offers nine poignant vignettes of the Native American experience: A resourceful student goes on a vision quest to find a fellow native who vanished 30 years ago, after winning a Pulitzer Prize; two college sweethearts rescue a lost cat -a simple act that will affect the rest of their lives together; a homeless man tries to recapture his mother's lost regalia when he finds it in a pawn shop. 

What make Alexie's work so captivating is its inherent humanity and the lyrical subtlety that reveals it (The Nation called him "a master of language, writing beautifully, unsparingly, and straight to the heart").  Each moving story leaves you feeling that you've touched something real.

256 pages 

Hardcover   $24.00

Paperback   $16.00