Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)

ALEXIE IS A NATIONAL BOOK FINALIST IN YOUNG PEOPLE'S LIT.(Life and Arts)(Editorial)

From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Date: October 11, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: JOHN MARSHALL P-I book critic

Sherman Alexie of Seattle is a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award in Young People's Literature for "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian."

This marks the second year in a row when a Seattle writer was named a finalist for the National Book Award. Timothy Egan was a finalist last year and ultimately won the non-fiction prize with his masterful Dust Bowl saga, "The Worst Hard Time."

Alexie's debut work for younger readers has been a best-seller. The prolific artist previously has published novels, short stories ...

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