Tchicaya U Tam’si: Les Cancrelats [The Cockroaches]
The latest addition to my website is Tchicaya U Tam’s's Les Cancrelats [The Cockroaches]. The novel is set from 1902 to 1945 and primarily tells the story of two siblings…
Alain Mabanckou: Verre Cassé (Broken Glass)
The latest addition to my website is Alain Mabanckou's Verre Cassé (Broken Glass), another colourful and lively novel from the Congolese author. In this novel, the narrator is called Broken…
Alain Mabanckou: Lumières de Pointe-Noire (The Lights of Pointe-Noire)
The latest addition to my website is Alain Mabanckou's Lumières de Pointe-Noire (The Lights of Pointe-Noire). This is a fictionalised autobiography following from his earlier Demain j'aurai vingt ans (Tomorrow…
Alain Mabanckou: Les Petits-fils nègres de Vercingétorix [The Negro Grandsons of Vercingetorix]
The latest addition to my website is Alain Mabanckou's Les Petits-fils nègres de Vercingétorix [The Negro Grandsons of Vercingetorix]. I found this novel somewhat disappointing, as it is a bit…