The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in HeavenA technical sheet of the main worksBy Daniel ShielsGeneral informationTitle: Alexie, Sherman. The Lone Ranger and Tonto crash into heaven. New York: Atlantic Monthly, 1993. Web.Author: Sherman AlexieBiographical information about the author: Sherman Alexie is a poet, author and filmmaker born October 7, 1966 on the Spokane Native American Reservation, which is where he pulls most of his stories from . He currently resides in Seattle, Washington with his wife, Diane Tomhave. Publication date: 1933 by Perennial/Atlantic Monthly Press. Genre: The genre of this book is considered adult fiction or short stories. Genre Features: The genre of “Short Stories” becomes glaringly obvious immediately after reading the book: it is divided into multiple unnumbered chapters that have no specific timeline. Furthermore, the book's “Adult Fiction” tag is not a term improper. Themes of alcohol, sex, violence, and drugs permeate the novel along with the "colorful vocabulary" often used by residents of Indian reservations. Historical information about the novel: The book was published by Alexie in 1993, but he had written many other short stories about his family and hometown (using pseudo-names, of course) that he used to offer a new vision of life on the Indian reservation. The book was published, and is in circulation, at a time when Indians face numerous trials because of their heritage and the society they were born into. The setting is Alexie's hometown, the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington. Plot Summary: The plot of this book can be simply summarized as a collection of short stories and stories that explain the childhood, adolescent and adult life of Victor Joseph and. .....middle of paper......sChapter SummariesEvery Little HurricaneA Drug Called TraditionBecause my father always said he was the only Indian who saw Jimi Hendrix play The Star Spangled Banner at WoodstockCrazy Horse DreamsThe Only Street Sign in the reservation doesn't work 't Flash Red AnymoreFunThis is what it means to say Phoenix, ArizonaThe Fun HouseAll I wanted to do was danceThomas' trial lights the fireDistancesJesus Christ's half-brother is alive and well on the Spokane Indian ReservationA train was designed to order of an event to lead to some resultA good storyThe first annual all-Indian horseshoe shoot and barbecueThe approximate size of my favorite tumorIndian educationThe Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in paradiseFamily portraitSomeone kept saying PowwowWitnesses, secrets and non-FlightThe spectacle of the wild West by Junior PolatkinThe author's writing style