Review of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie Sherman Alexie's debiut The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven gives its readers an insight into the contemporary Native American life. The ... somebody who has something to say about his life experiences. Another thing is that, because of the indigenous subject matter, the harsh reality of the reservation, Alexie gets the reader's immediate attention and an automatic approval. But his obvious talent does not need that. The value of the collection lies in its irony, ... Builds-the-Fire. He appears in several st...

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Sherman Alexie wraps himself in a richly intertextual quilt of visions for his first foray into major league publishing, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Like many Native American authors, Alexie, a Spokane/Coeur D'Alene writer who won an impressive following with his little-press premiere (The Business of Fancydancing, Hanging Loose Press), enjoys and celebrates the interplay between mythology and history, ... between "dreams" and "stories" and "visions" and "reality." Unlike many Native American authors, Alexie is as apt to evoke British rocker John Lennon or African American ...

• Word Count: 413
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate