What could I give a lecture about any time? Alain Mabanckou's literary works and the politics of Congolese satire. Invite me. I'll wear something nice and vaguely Congolese looking.
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New book: "Exile and Return in African and Caribbean Literature" by Patoimbasba Nikiema @univmiami.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social - Includes chapters on #KhadiHane #MalikaMokeddem #DanyLaferrière #AlainMabanckou bit.ly/3IWT6uW #exile #Africanliterature #Caribbeanliterature #afrotopia
Béatrice Dalle et Alain Mabanckou sur France Inter actualitte.com/a/9j9pu4LI @franceinter.fr #alainmabanckou #beatricedalle #radio #lesadmirationslitteraires #emission
🗣Citation du jour🌟
“[...] mais le rêve nous permet de nous raccrocher à cette vie scélérate,
moi je rêve encore la vie même si je la vis désormais en rêve,
je n'ai jamais été aussi lucide de mon existence.”
✍🏾Alain Mabanckou
📚Verre cassé
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Dealing With the Dead by #AlainMabanckou translated by #HelenStevenson begins as a ghost story and ends with an excoriating account of kleptocracy. My review for #ObserverNewReview @serpents-tail.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...