The basis for the award-winning movie Smoke Signals, it remains one of his best loved and widely praised books twenty years after its initial publication. Sherman Alexie’s celebrated first collection, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, established its author as one of America’s most important and provocative voices.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven is for the American Indian what Richard Wright’s Native Son was for the black American in 1940.” Chicago Tribune These are cultural love stories, and we laugh on every page with a fist tight around our hearts.” The Boston Globe
Along the way, SMOKE SIGNALS illustrates the ties that bind these two very different young men and embraces the lessons they learn from one another.Alexie’s prose startles and dazzles with unexpected, impossible-to-anticipate moves. When Victor's estranged father dies, the two men embark on an adventure to Phoenix to collect the ashes.
Through storytelling, Thomas makes every effort to connect with the people around him Victor, in contrast, uses his quiet countenance to gain strength and confidence. Thomas (EVAN ADAMS) is a gregarious, goofy young man who lost both his parents in a fire at a very young age. Victor (ADAM BEACH) is the stoic, handsome son of an alcoholic father who has abandoned his family. Set in Arizona, SMOKE SIGNALS is the story of two Indian boys on a journey.
Filled with the rich aesthetics and beautiful mood of American Indian culture, Sherman Alexie's story of friendship, love and loss (based on his award-winning short story, "the Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven") comes alive. Winner of the Audience Award and the Filmmaker's Trophy at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, and the official selection for opening night of the 1998 New Director/New Films, SMOKE SIGNALS is one of the most unique films of the year.
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