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A searing commentary on the lives of Africans in France

Trade Review

Alain Mabanckou counts as one of the most successful voices of young African literature in the French language.

-- Ulrich Schreiber * Internationales literaturfestival berlin *

Alain Mabanckou can be defined as the 'clear guide' of a new generation of Congolese writers.

* Infopagecongo *

Blue White Red stands at the beginning of the author's remarkable and multifaceted career as a novelist, essayist and poet...this debut novel shows much of his style and substance in remarkable ways...Dundy's translation is excellent.

* Africa Book Club *

Mabanckou's provocative novel probes the many facets of the 'migration adventure,' including the shame that accompanies migrants home when their foreign sojourn ends in failure.

* Booklist *

Mabanckou dazzles with technical dexterity and emotional depth. Vulnerability beckons in this masterful story about a world we always knew was too good to be true, yet reminds us that new skies appear and new seasons begin. (Starred review)

* Publishers Weekly *

Blue White Red A Novel Global African Voices

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    A Paperback / softback by Alain Mabanckou, Alison Dundy

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      Publisher Indiana University Press
      Published 21 February 2013
      ISBN-13 9780253007919
      978-0253007919
      ISBN-10 0253007917

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A searing commentary on the lives of Africans in France

      Trade Review

      Alain Mabanckou counts as one of the most successful voices of young African literature in the French language.

      -- Ulrich Schreiber * Internationales literaturfestival berlin *

      Alain Mabanckou can be defined as the 'clear guide' of a new generation of Congolese writers.

      * Infopagecongo *

      Blue White Red stands at the beginning of the author's remarkable and multifaceted career as a novelist, essayist and poet...this debut novel shows much of his style and substance in remarkable ways...Dundy's translation is excellent.

      * Africa Book Club *

      Mabanckou's provocative novel probes the many facets of the 'migration adventure,' including the shame that accompanies migrants home when their foreign sojourn ends in failure.

      * Booklist *

      Mabanckou dazzles with technical dexterity and emotional depth. Vulnerability beckons in this masterful story about a world we always knew was too good to be true, yet reminds us that new skies appear and new seasons begin. (Starred review)

      * Publishers Weekly *

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