Author Sherman Alexie reflects on moving off reservation

Novelist and poet Sherman Alexie has a new collection of short stories that look at the lives of men dealing with change off the Indian reservation.

Guests

• Sherman Alexie: Author whose latest book is "War Dances." He also had a book of poetry published in March, called "Face." He won a National Book Award for his young adult novel "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian." He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Eastern Washington and now lives in Seattle.

More from MPR

• Talking Volumes with Sherman Alexie
  October 5, 2007
• Sherman Alexie takes a swipe at violence
  May 8, 2007

Resources

• Sherman Alexie's Web site
• Event information for Sherman Alexie in Minneapolis, 10/20/09
• Sherman Alexie short story, "War Dances"