Reservation Blues

Sherman Alexie
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The life of Spokane Indian Thomas Builds-the-Fire irrevocably changes when blues legend Robert Johnson miraculously appears on his reservation and passes the misfit storyteller his enchanted guitar. Inspired by this gift, Thomas forms Coyote Springs, an all-Indian Catholic band who find themselves on a magical tour that leads from reservation bars to Seattle and New York--and deep within their own souls.
Genres: FictionNative AmericanMagical RealismMusicIndigenousNovelsLiteratureBook ClubLiterary FictionContemporary
306 Pages

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