Description
Sherman Alexie’s breakthrough collection announced the arrival of one of the most important Native American literary voices of the late twentieth century. Set largely on and around the Spokane Indian Reservation, these interconnected stories blend humor, anger, grief, basketball, poverty, family, and survival into a body of work that challenged prevailing narratives about contemporary Indigenous life in America. The collection was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award and later helped establish Alexie as a major figure in American literature.
Many readers first encountered Alexie through this book, which introduced recurring characters such as Victor Joseph and Thomas Builds-the-Fire, figures who would later reappear in Alexie’s fiction and in the film Smoke Signals. Signed first editions of Alexie’s debut story collection remain highly sought after, particularly in collectible condition. The combination of a first printing, author’s inscription, and attractive jacket makes this an appealing copy for collectors of Native American literature, contemporary fiction, and signed first editions.
A signed first printing of Alexie’s landmark debut remains increasingly difficult to find in this condition.
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