Re: [ vision impairment ]
citycabn (citycabn@gateway.net)
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 08:56:31 -0700
jae,
*If* I am not mistaken, I read and enjoyed a short story by Sherman Alexie
in a not-too-distant New Yorker Issue comprised of the work of 20 of the
best American prose writers under the age of 40. I *think*, again if not
mistaking his for another of the stories, it dwelt with an "initiation"
between two Indians, after one picks the other up hitchhiking, and they end
up in a motel room. (Being a real old geezer, all but one or two of the
names in the Issue were, like, totally, like new to me.)
Also, I enjoyed your first paragraph of your post (which I had to delete so
Matt wouldn't flame me).
Please do compose *your* 20/20 list and send it in. {AND A SUBTLE REMINDER
TO OTHERS--YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE--} I believe the lists aren't meant to be
brag lists, but allow fishes a peek into the hearts and minds, or at least
gills, of the other fishes *and* serve as rather nice leads to new books
and authors. Plus, it will be fun to assemble in Cornish on 1/1/2000 for
the announcement of the winners.
--Bruce
-----Original Message-----
From: DEEN, JASON(RPT) <DEEN@nt1.afrri.usuhs.mil>
To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu <bananafish@lists.nyu.edu>
Date: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 8:27 AM
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>Whilst pouring over the 20/20 lists which appeared (thankfully) in my
>mailbox, I noticed, what I considered to be, a rather gaping hole...namely
>the absence of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Sherman
>Alexie). Alexie is (along with our Be-Loved) one of my favorites, and the
>said title would be a sure-fired entry if my own 20/20 list was compiled.
>So, I am wondering, has this book (or any of his work) been read by any of
>you? Besides being richly-poetic prose, I feel it's a fine example of
>situation (experience) based writing and it's Alexie's gift to make the
>reader (Indian or otherwise) feel the weight of 500 years of lies. He's a
>very important new writer indeed.
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>-jae.
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