![]() ![]() ![]() This post will examine the novel in relation to its status as one of the most frequently banned books according to a list compiled annually by the American Library Association (ALA). offering a doubly liminal perspective as Arnold is caught between childhood dependency and adult independence, and as a Native American carving out an identity amongst white, middle class Americans – what Stephen Evans describes as a ‘bicultural’ existence. Alexie focalises the novel through teenage protagonist Arnold Spirit Jr. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is a semi-autobiographical novel that takes the liminal space of the reservation border as a starting point for exploring the development of a hybridised Indian identity. ![]() Sherman Alexie, (London: Andersen Press, 2008) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian ![]()
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