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Milwaukee Blues
Milwaukee Blues
Louis-Philippe Dalembert (born 1962)
Translated by Marjolijn de Jager
English editions
In EnglishMilwaukee Blues
Schaffner Press · United States · May 2023 · Paperback · 260 pages
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A Pakistani shopkeeper in Milwaukee can't sleep since he phoned the police about a dubious bill and his customer died under an officer's knee. Inspired by George Floyd's death, the novel imagines the man's life: Emmett, raised by a devout single mother in a Black neighbourhood, a gentle giant whose football talent made him a college star. His teacher, friends, coach and ex-fiancée remember him.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 281 pages in the original
- Genres
- Politics (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- United States
- First published
- 2021 by Sabine Wespieser
- Author's age
- 59 when first published
- ISBN
9782848054131 (original)
9781639640096 (Schaffner Press, United States)