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))((Short description|1995 novel by Sherman Alexie))
'''''Reservation Blues''''' is a 1995 novel by American writer [[Sherman Alexie]], a citizen of the [[Spokane people|Spokane Tribe]] and descendant of the [[Coeur d'Alene Tribe]].

==Plot summary==
The novel follows the story of the rise and fall of Coyote Springs, a rock and blues band of [[Spokane people|Spokane]] Indians from the [[Spokane Indian Reservation|Spokane Reservation]]. In 1995, Thomas Builds-The-Fire, Junior Polatkin, and Victor Joseph, who also appear in Sherman Alexie's earlier short story collection ''[[The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven]]'', meet American blues musician [[Robert Johnson]]. Johnson had sold his soul to the devil in 1931 and claims to have faked his death seven years later. The three Spokane men start a band: Thomas Builds-The-Fire on bass and lead vocals, Junior Polatkin on drums, and Victor Joseph using Johnson's enchanted guitar; they are later joined by Chess and Checkers Warm Water, sisters from the [[Flathead Indian Reservation]] in Montana.

==Reception==
Reviewing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Frederick Busch]] wrote "there is not enough structure to carry the dreams and tales that Mr. Alexie needs to portray and that we need to read. His talent may be for the short form. But the talent is real, and it is very large, and I will gratefully read whatever he writes, in whatever form."<ref>((cite news |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/99/05/30/specials/busch-alexie.html |title=Longing for Magic |author=Busch, Frederick |author-link=Frederick Busch |date=16 July 1995 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=19 March 2018))</ref> [[Verlyn Klinkenborg]], writing for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' noted "Alexie has been called a lyrical writer, but to call him that is to miss how deadpan he really is, how much his humor depends on saying what hurts in a matter-of-fact voice."<ref>((cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-06-18/books/bk-14204_1_reservation-blues |title=America at the Crossroads : Life on the Spokane Reservation : RESERVATION BLUES, By Sherman Alexie |author=Klinkenborg, Verlyn |author-link=Verlyn Klinkenborg |date=18 June 1995 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=19 March 2018))</ref>

===Awards===
''Reservation Blues'' was awarded an [[American Book Award]] (by the [[Before Columbus Foundation]])<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.beforecolumbusfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Aba2001prior.pdf |title=Previous Winners of the American Book Award |author= |date= |publisher=Before Columbus Foundation |access-date=19 March 2018))</ref> and the Murray Morgan Prize.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.whitmanarchives.org/omeka/exhibits/show/alexie/reservation-blues |title=Reservation Blues |author= |date=2014 |publisher=Whitman College |access-date=19 March 2018))</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* ((cite book |url=http://groveatlantic.com/book/reservation-blues/ |title=Reservation Blues |author=Alexie, Sherman |date=March 2005 |isbn=978-0-8021-4190-3 |publisher=Grove Paperback |access-date=19 March 2018))

===Reviews===
* ((cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-87113-594-0 |title=Reservation Blues (starred) |author= |date= |publisher=Publishers Weekly |access-date=19 March 2018))
* ((cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sherman-alexie/reservation-blues/ |title=Reservation Blues |author= |date=15 March 1995 |publisher=Kirkus Review |access-date=19 March 2018))

((Sherman Alexie novels))

[[Category:1995 American novels]]
[[Category:Culture of Spokane, Washington]]
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[[Category:Native American history of Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Native American novels]]
[[Category:Novels about music]]
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