Books set in Congo (18)
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African Psycho : A Novel by Alain Mabanckou EN
CongoDescription:
Its title recalls Bret Easton Ellis’s infamous book, but while Ellis’s narrator was a blank slate, African Psycho’s protagonist is a quivering mass of lies, neuroses, and relentless internal chatter. Gregoire Nakobomayo, a petty criminal, has decided to kill his girlfriend Germaine. He’s planned the crime for some time, but still, the act of murder requires a bit of psychological and logistical preparation. Luckily, he has a mentor to call on, the far more accomplished serial killer Angoualima. The fact that Angoualima is dead doesn’t prevent Gregoire from holding lengthy conversations with hi... continue
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Black Bazar by Alain Mabanckou ES
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El protagonista de Black bazar es un dandi africano de nuestros tiempos, enamorado de los cuellos de camisa italianos y de los zapatos Weston, que descubre su vocación de escritor a raíz de una pena de amor. Navegando entre la endecha y la irrisión, esboza con exuberancia un cuadro sin concesiones del mundo que le rodea. Alternando el tono burlesco y el patético, Mabanckou presta su voz a toda una galería de personajes asombrosos que ilustran, cada uno a su manera, la miseria y la grandeza de la condición humana. Una novela de una elocuencia endiablada que huye de los tópicos y los prejuicios,... continue
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Black Moses : A Novel by Alain Mabanckou EN
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The "heart-breaking" (New York Times Book Review), rollicking, award-winning novel that has been described as "Oliver Twist in 1970s Africa" (Les Inrockuptibles) "One of the most compelling books you'll read in any language this year." —Rolling Stone Winner of the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award Longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize Shortlisted for the Albertine Prize Shortlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlisted for the PEN Translation Prize Greeted with wildly enthusiastic reviews on publication, Alain Mabanckou's riotous novel begins in an orphanage in 1970s Congo-Brazza... continue
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Broken Glass by Alain Mabanckou EN
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Set in a Congolese bar called Credit Gone West, tells the story of a former teacher who is charged with documenting the stories of the bar's partrons.
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Celles qui subissent : Nouvelles by Ohoulou m’Onsonguet FR
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Ce recueil de nouvelles brosse le tableau des discriminations et des difficultés que rencontrent les femmes africaines en général et congolaises en particulier. A l'époque où l'on parle de l'émancipation des femmes, ces dernières restent encore soumises au silence. Malgré la loi, la société pèse encore très lourd sur les veuves qui sont dépossédées de l'héritage du mari au profit d'une belle-famille cupide. Au sein de certains foyers, non seulement les filles vivent le calvaire, avec des parents qui préfèrent nettement leurs frères mais elles doivent aussi subir des abus de la part des pères, ... continue
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A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Choice Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards 2016Shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2017Longlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 20171950. A teenage girl is brutally murdered in a forest. But, somehow, her baby survives.1976. A mysterious and charming young man returns to the remote coastal village of Mulderrig, seeking answers about the mother who, it was said, had abandoned him on the steps of a Dublin orphanage.With the help of its oldest and most eccentric inhabitant, he will force the village to give up its ghosts. Nothing, not even ... continue
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How to Build a Boat by Elaine Feeney EN
IrelandDescription:
Jamie O'Neill loves the colour red. He also loves tall trees, patterns, rain that comes with wind, the curvature of many objects, books with dust jackets, cats, rivers and Edgar Allan Poe. At age 13 there are two things he especially wants in life- to build a Perpetual Motion Machine, and to connect with his mother Noelle, who died when he was born. In his mind these things are intimately linked. And at his new school, where all else is disorientating and overwhelming, he finds two people who might just be able to help him. How to Build a Boat is the story of how one boy and his mission transf... continue
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In the Shadow of Freedom by Tchicaya Missamou EN
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FROM POVERTY TO WEALTH, FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA, AND FROM CHILD SOLDIER TO U.S. MARINE Born into the Congolese wilderness, Tchicaya Missamou became a child soldier at age 11. As a horrific civil war loomed across his country, Tchicaya began using his militia connections to ferry jewels, cash, computers, and white diplomats out of the country. By 17, he was rich. By 18, he was a hunted man, his house destroyed, his family brutalized in front of him by his own militia. By 19, he’d left behind everything he’d ever known, escaping to Europe and, eventually, to America. Incredibly, that was only the... continue
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Memoirs of a Porcupine by Alain Mabanckou EN
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After an ancient initiation, a young Congolese boy is given an animal double in the form of a porcupine and the pair begin an inexplicable streak of murders until the porcupine quits and decides to pen a literary confession. Original.