Central Africa
Republic of Congo
Contemporary
French
Fiction
A comic novel centered on a Congolese former teacher who now frequents a bar, recording the stories of its patrons in stream-of-consciousness prose.
Literary Significance
Winner of Prize of the Five Francophone Continents; Mabanckou is among best known writers in French language
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editorial-summarynot primary textA comic novel centered on a Congolese former teacher who now frequents a bar, recording the stories of its patrons in stream-of-consciousness prose. Winner of Prize of the Five Francophone Continents; Mabanckou is among best known writers in French language
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