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Suder, Percival Everett's acclaimed first novel, follows the exploits and ordeals of Craig Suder, a struggling black third baseman for the Seattle Mariners. In the midst of a humiliating career slump and difficulties with his demanding wife and troubled son, Suder packs up his saxophone, phonograph, and Charlie Parker's Ornithology and begins a personal crusade for independence, freedom, and contentment. This ambitious quest takes Suder on a series of madcap adventures involving cocaine smugglers, an elephant named Renoir, and a young runaway, but the journey also forces him to reflect on bygone times. Deftly alternating between the past and the present, Everett tenderly reveals the rural South of Suder's childhood-the withdrawn father; the unhinged, protective mother; the detached, lustful brother; and the jazz pianist who teaches Suder to take chances. And risk it all he finally does: Suder's travels culminate in the fulfillment of his most fanciful childhood dream.… (more)
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"Suder" ist Everetts erster Roman (erschienen 1983 und 2014 als E-Book wieder aufgelegt) und handelt von einem schwarzen Baseball-Spieler (Craig Suder), der sich gerade in einer ziemlich miesen Phase befindet und daher von seinem Team während der Saison eine Auszeit bekommt, auch privat läuft es nicht gerade optimal. In Folge führen verschiedenste Ereignisse zu einem ziemlichen Durcheinander, das sich am besten wie folgt - Zitat - beschreiben lässt: "Here I am, a black ballplayer in the mountains of Oregon with an elephant, a smart-ass nine-year-old white girl, and a black Indian tied up in my dead manager´s cabin. And to top it all off, I´m planning to fly off a mountain."
Die Charaktere von Everett sind noch nicht ausgereift, viele der Wendungen in der Handlung werden nicht erklärt und passieren zu sprunghaft. Aber die Idee, den amerikanischen Rassismus anhand eines schwarzen Baseball-Players (Baseball war - und ist - bekanntlich eine Domäne der weißen Amerikaner) aufzuzeigen, ist brillant. Alles in allem regt der Roman an, weiteres von Everett zu lesen. ( )
  koanmi | Jul 30, 2014 |
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Suder, Percival Everett's acclaimed first novel, follows the exploits and ordeals of Craig Suder, a struggling black third baseman for the Seattle Mariners. In the midst of a humiliating career slump and difficulties with his demanding wife and troubled son, Suder packs up his saxophone, phonograph, and Charlie Parker's Ornithology and begins a personal crusade for independence, freedom, and contentment. This ambitious quest takes Suder on a series of madcap adventures involving cocaine smugglers, an elephant named Renoir, and a young runaway, but the journey also forces him to reflect on bygone times. Deftly alternating between the past and the present, Everett tenderly reveals the rural South of Suder's childhood-the withdrawn father; the unhinged, protective mother; the detached, lustful brother; and the jazz pianist who teaches Suder to take chances. And risk it all he finally does: Suder's travels culminate in the fulfillment of his most fanciful childhood dream.

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