Native Americans survive the Nazi Occupation of Paris
In this powerful epistolary novel, acclaimed Anishinaabe author Gerald Vizenor interweaves history, cultural stories, and irony to reveal a shadow play of truth and politics. Basile Hudon Beaulieu lives in a houseboat on the River Seine in Paris between 1932 and 1945. He observes the liberals, fascist, artists, and bohemians, and presents puppet shows with his brother. His thoughts and experiences are documented in the form of fifty letters to the heirs of the fur trade. Vizenor is a unique voice of Native American presence in the world of literature, and in his inimitable creative style he delivers a moving, challenging, and darkly humorous commentary on modernity.
Author(s): Gerald Vizenor
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 410
City: Middletown
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
» The Beaulieu Chronicles of Liberty «
» Hand Puppet Parleys «
1 » Liberty Trees: Sunday, 2 October 1932 «
2 » Poetic Bruises: Sunday, 23 October 1932 «
3 » Enemy Way: Thursday, 20 April 1933 «
4 » Stolen Scraps: Friday, 12 May 1933 «
5 » Cri de Coeur: Tuesday, 6 February 1934 «
6 » Comic Ladder: Thursday, 2 August 1934 «
7 » Cultural Mercy: Tuesday, 25 June 1935 «
8 » Bastille Day: Sunday, 14 July 1935 «
9 » Relay of Liberty: Wednesday, 30 October 1935 «
10 » Panic Holes: Sunday, 1 August 1936 «
11 » Stray Mongrels: Thursday, 22 October 1936 «
12 » Lebensraum: Friday, 5 November 1937 «
13 » Kristallnacht: Thursday, 10 November 1938 «
14 » Empire Primates: Monday, 4 September 1939 «
15 » Dream Doctor: Sunday, 24 September 1939 «
16 » Secular Barricades: Saturday, 2 March 1940 «
17 » Rabbi of Gordes: Friday, 4 October 1940 «
18 » Create Fate: Sunday, 6 October 1940 «
19 » Literary Haven: Wednesday, 30 October 1940 «
20 » Celebrity of Nothing: Tuesday, 2 November 1940 «
21 » Rocky Unions: Friday, 13 December 1940 «
22 » Karl May Coups: Wednesday, 18 December 1940 «
23 » Place de Grève: Wednesday, 25 December 1940 «
24 » Finnegans Wake: Tuesday, 14 January 1941 «
25 » Fascist Stains: Monday, 31 March 1941 «
26 » Booty Culture: Thursday, 25 December 1941 «
27 » Blue Nights: Wednesday, 31 December 1941 «
28 » Star of David: Sunday, 14 June 1942 «
29 » Spring Winds: Saturday, 18 July 1942 «
30 » Operatic Bay: Thursday, 13 August 1942 «
31 » Gestapo Cavalry: Thursday, 8 October 1942 «
32 » Existential Cues: Sunday, 18 October 1942 «
33 » Hearsay Maestro: Thursday, 12 November 1942 «
34 » White Rose: Wednesday, 24 February 1943 «
35 » King John: Monday, 10 May 1943 «
36 » Literary Revenge: Thursday, 16 September 1943 «
37 » Traitor of Lyon: Monday, 20 September 1943 «
38 » Empty Plinths: Friday, 3 December 1943 «
39 » Moral Duty: Sunday, 26 December 1943 «
40 » Faded Presence: Sunday, 20 February 1944 «
41 » Escape Distance: Saturday, 8 July 1944 «
42 » Jardin de Guerre: Saturday, 19 August 1944 «
43 » Solemn Repose: Sunday, 27 August 1944 «
44 » Standby Solace: Sunday, 3 September 1944 «
45 » Shadows of Shame: Sunday, 8 October 1944 «
46 » Clown of Sanary: Thursday, 12 October 1944 «
47 » Sleeve Stories: Sunday, 15 October 1944 «
48 » Morning Star: Wednesday, 25 October 1944 «
49 » Totemic Custody: Thursday, 26 October 1944 «
50 » Rolland of Ethos: Wednesday, 3 January 1945 «
