The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (20th Anniversary Edition)

from BookConcierge

This is one of Alexie's first publishing successes. It is a collection of inter-connected short stories. There are several recurring characters, though each story can easily stand alone. The stories focus on the Native American residents of the Spokane Indian Reservation. Thomas Builds-the-Fire i...

from the_awesome_opossum

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven is a collection of inter-related short stories, that all take place on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington. Alexie does a great job of evoking a very bittersweet atmosphere about the reservation, and as the same cast of characters are woven i...

from Whisper1

A series of 24 short stories of interwoven characters who reside on a Spokane Washington Indian reservation. Alexie is an incredible writer who paints vivid images of reality and poetry blended together. Many of the stories, while depressing, are also hopeful. There is a passion and a desperate a...

from JasonBrownPDX

Sherman Alexie grew up on the Spoke Indian Reservation in Wellpinit Washington, near Spokane. He has written nearly 20 books of fiction, poetry, short stories, and has had a couple films made based on his work. One of those films, Smoke Signals, was based on this book.The Lone Ranger and Tonto fi...

from faulknerd_2000

Sherman Alexie is certainly a fresh voice in American literature. With straightforward prose this collection of linked stories establishes the themes that he will revisit in most of his later work. We see the poor, desperate state of Native Americans on the Rez, but also their joys and triumphs. ...