Overview
Region
Central Africa
Republic of the Congo
Era
Contemporary
Language
French
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
Massala-Massala follows his idol to Paris only to find undocumented survival, exploitation, and disillusionment in the promised land of France. A mordant comedy about African immigration and the mythology of Europe.
Literary Significance
Won the Grand Prix Litteraire de l'Afrique Noire; Mabanckou's breakthrough novel