Sherman Alexie (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
Biography
Sherman Alexie was born in Spokane, Washington, on October 7, 1966, the son of Sherman Joseph Alexie and Lillian Agnes (née Cox) Alexie. Alexie was hydrocephalic, necessitating brain surgery at the age of six months. The surgery was successful, but he had seizures throughout his youth which were likely related to the birth condition. The seizures, a long history of bed-wetting, and a voracious appetite for reading all conspired to separate him from his childhood peers.
Alexie frequently acknowledges both his Spokane and Coeur d’Alene tribal heritage, even...
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