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I wanted to do a weird book and reestablish my independent, small-press roots.

Sherman Alexie

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Sherman Alexie
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: October 7
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Wellpinit
Washington
Sherman Joseph Alexie
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Small
Wanted
Book
Reestablish
Presses
Press
Weird
Roots
Independent

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