In Pointe-Noire, in the small neighbourhood of Voungou, on the family
plot where young Michel lives with Maman Pauline and Papa Roger, life
goes on. But Michel's everyday cares - lost grocery money, the whims
of his parents' moods, their neighbours' squabbling, his endless
daydreaming - are soon swept away by the wind of history. In March
1977, just before the arrival of the short rainy season, Comrade
President Marien Ngouabi is brutally murdered in Brazzaville, and not
even naïve Michel can remain untouched.
Starting as a tender, wry portrait of an ordinary Congolese family,
Alain Mabanckou quickly expands the scope of his story into a powerful
examination of colonialism, decolonization and dead ends of the
African continent. At a stroke Michel learns the realities of life -
and how much must change for everything to stay the same.
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ISBN
9781782835400
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Serpent's tail
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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