War Dances by Sherman Alexie (English) Paperback Book

Description: War Dances by Sherman Alexie Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Fresh off his National Book Award win, Alexie delivers a heartbreaking and hilarious collection of stories that explores the precarious balance between self-preservation and external responsibility in art, family, and the world at large. Publisher Description In his first new fiction since winning the National Book Award for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, best-selling author Sherman Alexie delivers a virtuoso collection of tender, witty, and soulful stories that expertly capture modern relationships from the most diverse angles. War Dances brims with Alexies poetic and revolutionary prose, and reminds us once again why he ranks as one of our countrys finest writers. With bright insight into the minds of artists, entrepreneurs, fathers, husbands, and sons, Alexie populates his stories with average men on the brink of exceptional change: In the title story, a son recalls his fathers "natural Indian death" from alcohol and diabetes, just as he learns that he himself may have a brain tumor; "The Ballad of Paul Nonetheless," dissects a vintage clothing store owners failing marriage and courtship of a Puma-clad stranger in airports across the country; and "Breaking and Entering" recounts a film editors fateful confrontation with an thieving adolescent. Brazen and wise War Dances takes us to the heart of what it means to be human.The new beginnings, successes, mistakes, and regrets that make up our daily lives are laid bare in this wide-ranging new work that is quintessential Author Biography Sherman Alexies poems, fiction, essays and films have won him an international following since his first book, THE BUSINESS OF FANCYDANCING, was published in 1992. SMOKE SIGNALS, the film he adapted from one of his short stories and co-produced, enlarged his audience still further. Alexies awards include the Stranger Genius Award in Literature, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Childrens Literature in Fiction, and the National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature as well as honors and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Lila Wallace Readers Digest Fou Details ISBN 0802144896 ISBN-13 9780802144898 Title War Dances Author Sherman Alexie Format Paperback Year 2010 Pages 208 Publisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press GE_Item_ID:27421250; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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