Book
War dances / by Sherman Alexie.
A collection of short stories includes the title story, in which a famous writer, who just learned he may have a brain tumor, must decide how to care for his distant, American Indian father who is slowly dying.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780802119193
- ISBN: 0802119190
- ISBN: 9780802144898 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0802144896 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 209 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Grove Press, c2009.
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- "The Limited" -- Breaking and entering -- "Go, Ghost, Go" -- Bird-watching at night -- "After building the Lego 'Star Wars' Ultimate Death Star" -- War dances -- "The theology of reptiles" -- Catechism -- "Ode to small-town sweethearts" -- The senator's son -- "Another proclamation" -- Invisible dog on a leash -- "Home of the braves" -- The ballad of Paul Nonetheless -- "On airplanes" -- Big bang theory -- "Ode for pay phones" -- Fearful symmetry -- "Ode to mix tapes" -- Roman Catholic haiku -- "Looking glass" -- Salt -- "Food chain."
- Awards Note:
- PEN/Faulkner award, 2010.
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- 0 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | ALEX 2009 | 279497 | Fiction | Checked out | 05/02/2013 |
| Lummi Library | ALEX 2009 | 288375 | Fiction | Checked out | 07/04/2024 |
| "The Limited" | ||
| Breaking and entering | ||
| "Go, Ghost, Go" | ||
| Bird-watching at night | ||
| "After building the Lego 'Star Wars' Ultimate Death Star" | ||
| War dances | ||
| "The theology of reptiles" | ||
| Catechism | ||
| "Ode to small-town sweethearts" | ||
| The senator's son | ||
| "Another proclamation" | ||
| Invisible dog on a leash | ||
| "Home of the braves" | ||
| The ballad of Paul Nonetheless | ||
| "On airplanes" | ||
| Big bang theory | ||
| "Ode for pay phones" | ||
| Fearful symmetry | ||
| "Ode to mix tapes" | ||
| Roman Catholic haiku | ||
| "Looking glass" | ||
| Salt | ||
| "Food chain." |