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Alain Mabanckou
Alain Mabanckou was born in 1966 in Congo and currently lives in Los Angeles, where he teaches literature at UCLA. His six previous novels Black Moses, African Psycho, Memoirs of a...view moreAlain Mabanckou was born in 1966 in Congo and currently lives in Los Angeles, where he teaches literature at UCLA. His six previous novels Black Moses, African Psycho, Memoirs of a Porcupine, Broken Glass, Black Bazaar and Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty are all published by Serpent's Tail. Among his many honours are the Académie Française's Grand Prix de literature and the 2016 French Voices Award for The Lights of Pointe-Noire. Mabanckou is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, was a finalist for the 2015 Man Booker International Prize and has featured on Vanity Fair's list of France's fifty most influential people.view less
Books by Alain Mabanckou
Black Bazaar The Lights of Pointe-Noire: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black Moses: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Tears of the Black Man Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Tears of the Black Man Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Blue White Red: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTram 83 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Shameful State Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Negro Grandsons of Vercingetorix Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Death of Comrade President: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings