Books from Congo, Democratic Republic of
16 popular congolese books
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The Seven Solitudes of Lorsa Lopez by Sony Lab'ou Tansi EN
Country: Africa / Congo, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Description:
Sony Labou Tansi's surreal portrait of a despised and incompetent regime is a biting, burlesque fable, incisive in its description of postcolonial life. History has been silenced in this modern African state: only the voices of the dead cry out for justice. It is a cry answered by Estina Bronzario, the Woman of Bronze, determined to act against the political and moral corruption of male-dominated society. Murders escalate, crowds ebb and flow, and the years roll by. But all the while, the police never come... 'Central Africa's greatest writer.' New York Times 'No greater genius than Sony Lab'o... continue
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The Shameful State by Sony Labou Tansi EN
Country: Africa / Congo, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Description:
Set in a fictitious African nation, this novel by the distinguished writer Sony Labou Tansi takes aim at the corruption, degeneracy, violence, and repression of political life in Africa. At the heart of The Shameful State is the story of Colonel Martillimi Lopez, the nation's president, whose eccentricity and whims epitomize the "shameful situation in which humanity has elected to live." Lopez stages a series of grotesque and barbaric events while his nation falls apart. Unable to resist the dictator's will, his desperate citizens are left with nothing but humiliation. The evocation of this de... continue
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The Villain's Dance by Fiston Mwanza Mujila EN
Country: Africa / Congo, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Description:
"The Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as Congo-Kinshasa or DRCongo, has had a series of names since its founding. The name of Zaire best corresponds to the experience of the novel's characters. The years of Mobutu's regime were filled with utopias, dreams, fantasies and other uncontrolled desires for social redemption, the quest for easy enrichment and the desecration of places of power. Among these events: Zairians' immigration to Angola during the civil war boycotting the borders inherited from colonization, as if the country did not have its own diamonds, and the occupation of ... continue
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Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila EN
Country: Africa / Congo, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Description:
Two friends, one a budding writer home from Europe, the other an ambitious racketeer, meet in the only nightclub, the Tram 83, in a war-torn city-state in secession, surrounded by profit-seekers of all languages and nationalities. Tram 83 plunges the reader into the modern African gold rush as cynical as it is comic and colorfully exotic, using jazz rhythms to weave a tale of human relationships in a world that has become a global village. Fiston Mwanza Mujila (b. 1981, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo) is a poet, dramatist, and scholar. Tram 83 is his award-winning and raved-about deb... continue
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Unter derselben Sonne : Roman by Nadège Kusanika DE
Country: Africa / Congo, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Description:
Das mitreißende Debüt einer jungen Frau, die sich zwischen zwei Welten behauptet. »Lisolo« bedeutet auf Lingala, einer der Nationalsprachen des Kongo, Geschichten zu erzählen. Und Geschichten hat Nadège Kusanika viele zu erzählen: von ihrer Kindheit im Kongo, von Süßkartoffelblättern und Mango mit Pili Pili, von undurchdringlichem Nebel und unendlichem Sternenhimmel, von Plastiksandalen auf ewig staubiger Erde. Aber auch Geschichten von Hunger und Armut, vom Ankommen in einem fremden Land und vom Hineinwachsen in die deutsche Gesellschaft. »Unter derselben Sonne« ist ein Roman, der mit Sanfthe... continue