Sherman alexie biography summary of winston

Sherman Alexie is an award-winning author, poet, and filmmaker.

Sherman alexie biography summary of winston churchill

His work primarily focuses on contemporary Native American identity.

Alexie was born on October 7, 1966 on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington, to Sherman Joseph Alexie and Lillian Agnes Cox. He is of Coeur d’Alene, Colville, Flathead, Spokane, and Caucasian descent.

Alexie has spoken about how deeply his father's alcoholism affected him, and his work often explores the effects of alcoholism on the reservation. After seeing the way addiction robbed many of his friends and family members of their aspirations, Alexie made the choice to avoid alcohol. 

In his early life, Alexie suffered from poor health.

He was born with Hydrocephalus (colloquially referred to as “water on the brain”), a serious medical condition in which fluid accumulates in the brain cavities and can result in abnormal enlarge