Indian Killer
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0802143571
ISBN 13
9780802143570
Category
autobiography
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Publication Year
2008
Publisher
Pages
432
Description
Part thriller, part magical realism, and part social commentary, Indian Killer . . . lingers long past the final page.âSeattle WeeklyA national best seller, Indian Killer is arguably Sherman Alexieâs most controversial book to datea gritty, racially charged literary thriller that, over a decade after its first publication, remains an electrifying tale of alienation and justice. A serial murderer called the Indian Killer is terrorizing Seattle, hunting, scalping, and slaughtering white men. Motivated by rage and seeking retribution for his peopleâs violent history, his grizzly MO and skillful elusiveness both paralyze the city with fear and prompt an uprising of racial brutality. Out of the chaos emerges John Smith. Born to Indians but raised by white parents, Smith yearns for his lost heritage. As his embitterment with his dual life increases, Smith falls deeper into vengeful madness and quickly surfaces as the prime suspect. Tensions mount, and while Smith battles to allay the anger that engulfs him, the Indian Killer claims another life. With acerbic wit and chilling page-turning intensity, Alexie takes an unflinching look at what nurtures rage within a race both colonized and marginalized by a society that neither values nor understands it. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
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