Blues in the Blood

A moving ode to the Mississippi delta inspired by magical realism and written in vibrant and poetic prose.   Blues in the Blood 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, Blues in the Blood 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.  

General

Imprint:	Seagull Books London Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Julien Delmaire • Teresa Lavender Fagan
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-80309-246-1
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-80309-246-7
Barcode:	9781803092461

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