by Sherman Alexie · Albin Michel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782226087003
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«Indian Blues» is the novel by Sherman Alexie, published by Albin Michel in paperback (303 pages, in French).
In 1931, African American blues musician Robert Johnson makes a pact with the devil to obtain a guitar and extraordinary talent; seven years later he is murdered, but reappears on the Spokane reservation. The story blends magical realism and social critique to portray contemporary Native American identity.
It is the French translation of «Reservation Blues» (1995), winner of the American Book Award in 1996 and shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award in 1997; it belongs to the Terres d'Amérique collection.
For readers interested in Native American literature, magical realism, and blues music.
Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr. is a Spokane novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and filmmaker. His writings draw on his experiences as an Indigenous American with ancestry from several tribes. Alexie grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and now lives in Seattle, Washington.
