Sherman Alexie's stature as a writer of stories, poems, and novels has
soared over the course of his twenty-book, twenty-year career. His
wide-ranging, acclaimed stories from the last two decades, from The
Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven to his most recent
PEN/Faulkner award-winning War Dances, have established him as a star
in modern literature.
A bold and irreverent observer of life among Native Americans in the
Pacific Northwest, the daring, versatile, funny, and outrageous Alexie
showcases all his talents in his newest collection, Blasphemy, where
he unites fifteen beloved classics with fifteen new stories in one
sweeping anthology for devoted fans and first-time readers.
Included here are some of his most esteemed tales, including "What You
Pawn I Will Redeem, "This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona,"
"The Toughest Indian in the World," and "War Dances." Alexie's new
stories are fresh and quintessential--about donkey basketball leagues,
lethal wind turbines, the reservation, marriage, and all species of
contemporary American warriors.
An indispensable collection of new and classic stories, Blasphemy
reminds us, on every thrilling page, why Sherman Alexie is one of our
greatest contemporary writers and a true master of the short story.
