Myth Of A Grandmother Spirit And Matriarchy in Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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Abstract

Sherman Alexie is one of the outstanding literary figures among the contemporary Native American writers. He belongs to the Native American Renaissance which began after the publication of N. Scott Momaday’s magnum opus, House Made of Dawn which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1969. He is the winner of the National Book Award. He pursued a prolific literary career not at all confined to a single genre. He was a poet, short story writer, novelist and script writer of films. He not only brings into his works the disparate elements in American society but also challenges our perceptions of