by Louis-Philippe Dalembert · Sabine Wespieser éditeur · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782848054131
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«Milwaukee blues» is the novel by Louis-Philippe Dalembert, published by Sabine Wespieser in paperback (288 pages, in French).
A Pakistani shopkeeper calls the police about a suspicious bill, and the customer, an African American, dies of asphyxiation while being detained. The novel reconstructs Emmett's life through the voices of his teacher, a friend, a colleague, his ex-wife and his mother, and portrays racism and police violence in the United States.
The novel was published on August 26, 2021. The action takes place in Milwaukee, with episodes in the Franklin Heights neighborhood, and the central character is Emmett, a former local American football star.
For readers looking for novels with multiple voices and a critical view of racism and police violence in American society.
Louis-Philippe Dalembert is a Haitian poet and novelist. He writes in both French and Haitian creole. His works have been translated into several languages. He was awarded the Goncourt Prize for poetry for his body of work. He now divides his home between Paris, France, and Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
