The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: Genre 1 key example

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Explanation and Analysis:

The book is a bildungsroman, or coming-of-age novel. Following in the footsteps of other bildungsromans like Charles Dickens's David Copperfield and J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, the novel is narrated by its protagonist. Also like these other books, the plot is somewhat episodic and is driven primarily by the development of the protagonist's identity in a challenging world.