David Treuer, a Leech Lake Ojibwe author and critic, takes on some prominent Native authors in his new book �Native American Fiction: A User�s Manual."

Treuer praises authors like Sherman Alexie, Louise Erdrich and Leslie Marmon Silko. But he says they rely on stereotypes of Native people to tell their stories.

Erdrich misuses Ojibwe words, according to Treuer. He compares Alexie to an author who falsely claimed to be Native.

In addition to the "User's Manual," Treuer is publishing "The Translation of Dr. Apelles: A Love Story," a novel described as a 19th-century romance.

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American Indian Writing, Seen Through a New Lens (The New York Times 8/19)
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