![]() ![]() The ALA campaigns for free access to information and highlights novels that have received challenges or bans from school and public libraries in the USA in order to expose instances of censorship. 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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