by Sherman Alexie · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782226107572
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«Phoenix, Arizona et autres nouvelles» is a collection of short stories by Sherman Alexie, published by Albin Michel in paperback (256 pages, in French).
The story that opens and gives the book its title presents Victor, a young Indigenous man who travels to Phoenix with his friend Thomas to retrieve his father's ashes. The collection addresses life on the reservation, identity, family, friendship, violence, and the distance between people, with a blend of humour and tragedy.
French translation of the original English work The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (1993); the work received the Washington State Book Award.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in the Native American experience and in stories that combine humour and realism.
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.
