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Emmanuel Dongala
Matapari, a bright, mischievous Congolese boy, comes of age amid the turbulence, violence, and political upheaval of postcolonial Congo, in a family in which his uncle is a stooge for…
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Set amid the chaos of West Africa’s civil wars, this novel tells the story of two teenagers growing up while rival ethnic groups fight for control of their country.
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A group of local women workers, who crush rocks by hand into gravel, band together to stand up against their corporate and government overlords to demand higher wages and equality…
Through these collisions and clashes, Dongala suggests a pathway to racial harmony, peaceful co-existence, and individual liberty through artistic creation.
Original title: La sonate ?a Bridgetower.
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A vividly imagined historical novel concerning the actual figure of George Bridgetower, a mixed-race violin prodigy who mesmerized the musical and courtly worlds of Europe in the late 18th and…
