Idaho Commission for Libraries

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (1993) is a series of linked stories about contemporary life on and near the Spokane Indian Reservation. Angry, funny, bitter, these stories frankly depict the distance and the psychological and physical violence between people of different cultures, genders, and generations, yet the stories also testify to the power of hope and of cultural traditions. Alexie's screenplay for the movie "Smoke Signals" was based on portions of the book.