Broken Glass, Paperback

Descriere

Alain Mabanckou's riotous new novel centers on the patrons of a run-down bar in the Congo. In a country that appears to have forgotten the importance of remembering, a former schoolteacher and bar regular nicknamed Broken Glass has been elected to record their stories for posterity. But Broken Glass fails spectacularly at staying out of trouble as one denizen after another wants to rewrite history in an attempt at making sure his portrayal will properly reflect their exciting and dynamic lives. Despondent over this apparent triumph of self-delusion over self-awareness, Broken Glass drowns his sorrows in red wine and riffs on the great books of Africa and the West. Brimming with life, death, and literary allusions, Broken Glass is Mabanckou's finest novel -- a mocking satire of the dangers of artistic integrity.

Despre autor

Alain Mabanckou

scriitor congolez · n. 1966

Alain Mabanckou este un romancier, jurnalist, poet și academician, cetățean francez născut în Republica Congo, actualmente profesor de literatură la UCLA. Este cunoscut mai ales pentru romanele și scrierile sale non-ficționale care descriu experiența Africii contemporane și a diasporei africane în Franța, inclusiv Sticlă spartă (2005) și Memoriile unui porc spinos (2006), care a câștigat Prix Renaudot.