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A breathtaking first novel . . .

* Le Figaro *

I am also very fond of francophone literature outside of France . . . Wilfried N'Sondé, the author of The Heart of the Leopard Children . . . is someone quite remarkable.

-- J. M. G. Le Clézio * winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature *

Traveling between the France of his experience and the Africa of his imagination, the narrator offers a powerful view of the immigrant, never quite at home, always a stranger in two places. . . Francophone African writers, like African writers generally, are too little known in this country. This brief but potent tale shows that N'Sondé is one who merits attention.

* Kirkus Reviews *

Densely and beautifully written, the chapterless narrative absorbs like a thriller and reads like a prose poem. Sophisticated readers should grab.

* Library Journal *

N'Sondé has burst onto the literary scene with this brief yet powerful tale.

* World Literature Today *

The Heart of the Leopard Children

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    A Paperback / softback by Wilfried N'Sondé, Dominic Thomas, Karen Lindo

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/07/2016
      ISBN13: 9780253021908, 978-0253021908
      ISBN10: 0253021901

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      A breathtaking first novel . . .

      * Le Figaro *

      I am also very fond of francophone literature outside of France . . . Wilfried N'Sondé, the author of The Heart of the Leopard Children . . . is someone quite remarkable.

      -- J. M. G. Le Clézio * winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature *

      Traveling between the France of his experience and the Africa of his imagination, the narrator offers a powerful view of the immigrant, never quite at home, always a stranger in two places. . . Francophone African writers, like African writers generally, are too little known in this country. This brief but potent tale shows that N'Sondé is one who merits attention.

      * Kirkus Reviews *

      Densely and beautifully written, the chapterless narrative absorbs like a thriller and reads like a prose poem. Sophisticated readers should grab.

      * Library Journal *

      N'Sondé has burst onto the literary scene with this brief yet powerful tale.

      * World Literature Today *

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