Tag: Congo Brazzaville
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Lumiéres de Pointe-Noire by Alain Mabanckou
Author is mostly known for Alain Mabanckou (born 24 February 1966) is a novelist, journalist, poet, and academic, a French citizen born in the Republic of the Congo; He is best known for his novels and non-fiction writing depicting the experience of contemporary Africa and the African Diaspora in France. Among the best known and most…
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Broken glass by Alain Mabanckou
I have to admit that I discovered Alain Mabanckou only this year, 2013! He has been writing since the 80s, so I don’t really understand how I had never heard of him. Plus, he is amongst the best known and most successful writers in the French language. And…I am francophone! ouch…. So much for being a so-called…