Abruptly deceased at the age of twenty-four and trapped forever in flared purple trousers, Liwa Ekimakingaï encounters the other residents of Frère Lachaise cemetery, all of whom have their own complex histories of life and death. Unwilling to relinquish their tender bond, Liwa makes his way back home to see his devoted grandmother one last time, against all ghostly advice. But disturbing rumours swirl together with Liwa's jumbled memories of his last night on earth, leaving him to solve the riddle of his own untimely demise. A phantasmagorical tale of ambition, community and forces beyond human control, Dealing with the Dead is a scathing satire on corruption and political violence by one of the foremost chroniclers of Congolese history.

Book Information
ISBN 9781800817708
Author Alain Mabanckou
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Serpent's Tail
Publisher Profile Books Ltd