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Author:
Mabanckou, Alain, 1966- author. aut
Title:
The negro grandsons of Vercingetorix / Alain Mabanckou ; translated by Bill Johnston.
Publisher:
Indiana University Press,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
xiii, 203 pages ; 22 cm.
Subject:
1900-1999
Civil war--Fiction.
Civil war.
Politics and government.
Africa, Central--Politics and government--20th century--Fiction.
Africa--Politics and government--Fiction.
Africa.
Central Africa.
War fiction.
Satirical literature.
Novels.
Humorous fiction.
Fiction.
War fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Satirical literature.
Novels.
Fiction.
Other Authors:
Johnston, Bill, 1960- translator. trl
Translation of: Mabanckou, Alain, 1966- Petits-fils nègres de Vercingétorix.
Other Titles:
Petits-fils nègres de Vercingétorix. English
Notes:
Original publication in French.
Summary:
"Set in the imaginary African Republic of Vietongo, The Negro Grandsons of Vercingetorix begins when conflict breaks out between rival leaders and the regional ethnic groups they represent. Events recorded in a series of notebooks under the watchful eye of Hortense Lloki show how civil war culminates in a series of outlandish actions perpetrated by the warring parties' private militias - the Anacondas and the Romans from the North who have seized power against Vercingetorix (named after none other than the legendary Gallic warrior who fought against Caesar's army) and his Little Negro Grandsons in the South who are eager to regain control. Award-winning author Alain Mabanckou is at his satiric best in this novel that catalogues the pain and suffering caused by the ravages of civil war. Translated into English for the first time, this novel provides a gritty slice of life in an active war zone"--Back cover.
Series:
Global African voices
ISBN:
9780253043887
0253043883
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1057777593
LCCN:
2019286761
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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