Comme un frère

Synopsis of Comme un frère

«Comme un frère» is the novel by David Treuer, published by Albin Michel in paperback (329 pages, in French).

Minneapolis, 1981. Simon, a young Indigenous man, leaves prison after ten years for the accidental death of his brother Lester. His mother has not forgiven him; his ten-year-old nephew is unaware of his existence; and Vera, the boy's mother, shuns that past. Simon tries to find his place again and an impossible redemption, rekindling the family drama and guilt.

Second novel by David Treuer, originally published in English as The Hiawatha (1999). The French edition appeared on 4 January 2002.

For readers of literary fiction and Indigenous narrative, with a story of guilt, family and redemption suitable for book clubs.