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About the Author
Mutt-Lon is the literary pseudonym of author Nsegbe Daniel Alain. His first novel, Ceux qui sortent dans la nuit (Those Who Come Out at Night, 2013), brought him critical acclaim when it received the prestigious Ahmadou Kourouma Prize in 2014. Les 700 aveugles de Bafia (2020), published in English as The Blunder, is his third novel and the first to be translated into English. He lives in Douala.
Reviews
"Cameroonian writer Mutt-Lon skewers self-centered and condescending humanitarian efforts of people from the first world in his sharp English-language debut...This impressive work finds the humanity of its targets." -Publishers Weekly "Mutt-Lon writes with a bracing mix of directness and humor...Yet he never creates enough irony to soften discomfort; doing so would be too easy, and The Blunder, no matter how swift and funny it gets, is an intensely complex novel, full of nuanced characters and difficult histories of colonial and inter-tribal prejudice and conflict...The Blunder is an excellent model of bluntness mixed with sophistication - and, as such, an excellent and infuriating read." -NPR "...extremely readable-a testament to both Mutt-Lon's skillful prose and Amy B. Reid's deft translation." -Historical Novels Review
Book Information
ISBN 9781542037853
Author Mutt-Lon
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint AmazonCrossing
Publisher Amazon Publishing