Description
From the winner of the Grand Prix de la Litterature 2012
About the Author
Alain Mabanckou is a writer of novels, plays and poetry. He teaches French literature at UCLA in California. Previous novels, African Psycho [9781846686412], Broken Glass [9781846688157] and Memoirs of a Porcupine [9781846687679] are also published by Serpent's Tail. He was awarded the Grand Prix de la Litterature in 2012 and in 2015 was listed as a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize. Black Bazaar is translated by Sarah Ardizzone.
Reviews
Africa's Samuel Beckett ... Mabanckou's freewheeling prose marries classical French elegance with Paris slang and a Congolese beat * Economist *
Hugely entertaining ... Mabanckou creates a vivid picture of this expat community and their at times love-hate relationship with the colonial mother country and the fraught contemporary politics of West Africa ... an enjoyable and insightful read from one of France's outstanding writers * Morning Star *
A dazzling cultural catalogue * Guardian *
Energetic, terrifically powerful writing -- Harriett Gilbert
Captures the particular flavour of modern Paris * Financial Times *
Features an array of unforgettable characters ... Mabanckou writes with real joie de vivre and paints a vivid, poignant portrait of the black immigrant community in Paris * Independent *
Awards
Long-listed for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9781846687778
Author Alain Mabanckou
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Serpent's Tail
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 200g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 20mm