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The Red Convertible: Selected and New Stories, 1978-2008 (2009)

di Louise Erdrich

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A collection of three dozen short works includes six previously unpublished pieces and offers insight into the author's use of plot twists and contrasting psychological landscapes.
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Il y a quelques semaines, il n’y avaient que les nouvelles qui m’attiraient. L’esprit trop pris par ailleurs pour me plonger dans un long roman, je voulais pouvoir m’évader mais pouvoir revenir vite à la réalité, pouvoir reposer mon livre après quelques pages et revenir dans la « vraie vie » sans avoir le sentiment d’abandonner mes personnages... Le format de la nouvelle était donc exactement ce qu’il me fallait. Et puisque je venais de recevoir un exemplaire de [Femmes nue jouant Chopin] (quel beau titre pour titiller la curiosité et l’imagination du lecteur!), il m’a semblé évident de commencer la lecture de ce livre.
Je me suis aperçue avant de commencer que ce recueil est en fait le second tome des nouvelles écrites par Louise Erdrich entre 1978 et 2008. Le premier volume, [La Décapotable rouge] (littéralement traduit du recueil en anglais qui ne comprend qu’un volume) m’était inconnu bien qu’il soit disponible en librairie, alors que [Femme nue jouant Chopin] ne peut être trouvé que d’occasion. Je garde donc ce premier tome en tête pour une lecture future, car j’ai beaucoup apprécié ce que j’ai lu ici et je ne serais pas contre une petite piqûre de rappel.
Je pourrais citer beaucoup de nouvelles qui m’ont particulièrement plu, mais j’irai plus vite à faire la liste de celles qui m’ont laissées tièdes (mais je ne le ferai pas). J’ai apprécié la variété de ces nouvelles, tant dans leurs thèmes que dans leurs personnages ou les époques. Louise Erdrich est certes connue comme une des représentantes de la « Renaissance amérindienne », mais elle n’interdit pas d’explorer le quotidien de personnages blancs, souvent des pionniers, toujours dans les grands espaces américains, mais avec diversité et nuance. Il y a parfois du réalisme magique dans ses histoires, parfois du réalisme tout court. Mais il y a toujours beaucoup d’attention, pour ne pas dire de tendresse, portée à ses personnages principaux ou secondaires. Elle dépeint la vie difficile, parfois frustre, les aspirations trop souvent déçues, les réalités d’une nature exigeante, mais aussi la complexité des relations humaines et des amours déclinés sous différentes formes.
Certaines de ces nouvelles ont été déclinées ensuite en roman, je n’ai lu aucun des romans de Louise Erdrich, hormis un roman pour jeunes lecteurs, je ne suis donc pas très bien placée pour commenter ce point, mais j’ai reconnu dans une nouvelle la trame de [Ce qui a dévoré nos coeurs] et probablement aussi une qui se rattache à [La Chorale des maîtres bouchers], mais ces nouvelles se suffisent à elles-mêmes et je trouve la plume et l’imaginaire de Louise Erdrich particulièrement adaptés à la forme courte. A me demander, même, si j’ai envie de lire des romans d’elle… Je pense que je le ferai un jour, certes, mais ce ne sont pas ses plus connus (ni ses plus disponibles) qui m’attirent et je crois que pour l’instant, je vais continuer à explorer avec délectation ses nouvelles et sa série pour enfants.
  raton-liseur | May 10, 2023 |
Book Club Mujeres masculinas, fantásticos deportivos cargados de historias familiares, llanuras escarpadas, ríos caudalosos, tozudez y entropía… Todos estos elementos se entrelazan en esta cautivadora antología de cuentos de la ganadora del National Book Award, Louise Erdrich. Muchos de sus protagonistas son indios americanos (sobre todo chipewa, kapshaw y ojibwe), de ascendencia diversa (francesa, alemana, etcétera) y pocos medios. Los relatos se centran en los personajes y en los misterios del día a día, se enraízan en el folclore pero alcanzan la vida moderna, resultan frescos por su manejo del absurdo y su sentido del humor tirante.
  fewbach | Feb 13, 2023 |
Although many of these stories are taken from her previous books, I enjoyed most of them. Some of the stories left me sad, some I felt were unfinished, some were so heavy with life that I would put the book down and not pick it up again for several days. This is one book I could not read in one sitting, not even over the period of a few days. In fact, it took me nearly 2 weeks to read this book.
The writing is lush and true to Native American voice and life. As always my favorites were about Fleur Pillager and the Antelope Wife which has me thinking that I will rummage through my book case and find the complete stories of these women and read them again. ( )
  Auntie-Nanuuq | Jan 18, 2016 |
I have been infatuated with Louise Erdrich's fiction since I first read Love Medicine back in the 1980's. She continues to cast her spell over me with her latest book, The Red Convertible, a treasury of her short stories. Many of the 36 stories have been incorporated into the Ojibwe world that she writes about in her novels. The chronological arrangement is helpful because it is easy to get lost in the sprawling reach of the Nanapush and Kashpaw clans. I like the portability of Erdrich's characters who move in and out of her tales with ease. Meeting them again in this collection is like catching up with old friends.

For the most part, these are not pretty stories, but they elicit deep emotions that are sometimes projected quietly and sometimes with exuberance. They are filled with the tragedies and lost dreams common to living a harsh life. But they are also filled with hope and beauty as Ms. Erdrich envelops a grim reality with her magical, mystical writing.

I highly recommend this book if you are a fan of Native American literature or if you simply enjoy a well-told story containing some of the loveliest, most poignant passages in modern literature. Caution: Read these almost 500 pages slowly, leaving some contemplation time between narratives, so that you receive the full impact of these affecting stories. ( )
2 vota Donna828 | Oct 22, 2009 |
Erdrich’s collection of 36 short stories spans 30 years of her writing career. Most were previously published elsewhere, but the collection also contains 6 new stories. Covering the breadth of her career as they do, the stories reveal the development of her distinct writing style, as well as the evolution of her chosen themes, all set within her own distinctly realistic, though fictional, world. The majority of Erdrich’s characters are Native American, and many of the stories take place on or near an Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota. Her vivid characters all struggle to endure life’s harshness, while finding small moments of joy and redemption in the quotidian things around them. Those familiar with Erdrich’s novels will rediscover old friends in these stories, and find in some of them the seeds that germinated into those full-length novels. Earthy, spiritual, and utterly mesmerizing, these stories are at once distinct and also part of the same interlocking whole. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys a well-crafted short story! ( )
  kmaziarz | Apr 1, 2009 |
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