{"product_id":"blues-in-the-blood-hardcover","title":"Blues in the Blood - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulien Delmaire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTeresa Lavender Fagan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving ode to the Mississippi delta inspired by magical realism and written in vibrant and poetic prose.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlues in the Blood\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to the spring of 1932 in the Mississippi delta, when stifling heat crushed the countryside and threatened the harvest, pervasive injustice ruled the day, and ghostly riders of the Ku Klux Klan spread terror. A panoramic historical and musical portrait, \u003ci\u003eBlues in the Blood\u003c\/i\u003e follows a poor young Black couple who believe their love for each other will save them from this devastation. Julien Delmaire introduces us to a gallery of figures: Blacks, Whites, Native Americans, mulattos, landowners, itinerant bluesmen, preachers, witches, corrupt politicians, prisoners, bootleggers, and Legba, the voodoo god, \"master of crossroads,\" who, like an otherworldly detective, watches over people's destinies. As the story unfolds, a world is reborn: the delta, the birthplace of the blues, in which oppressed women and men rediscover the voices and rhythms of their humanity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1977 in France, \u003cb\u003eJulien Delmaire\u003c\/b\u003e is an Afropean novelist and poet. For twenty years, he has made multiple poetic performances on stage all over the world and led writing workshops in schools, prisons, and psychiatric hospitals. He is the author of seven collections of poems and four novels. \u003cb\u003eTeresa Lavender Fagan \u003c\/b\u003eis a translator of many books, including J. M. G. Le Cl騷io's \u003ci\u003eThe Mexican Dream, Mydriasis\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTo the Icebergs.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9.19 x 6.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765204156704,"sku":"9781803092461","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3a241c70b3c890bfc7e5eaab4b4f31db.webp?v=1780263614","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blues-in-the-blood-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}