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Alain Mabanckou and
Helen Stevenson (trans)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Soft Skull Pr
Publication date
April 17, 2012
Pages
150
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781593764364
ISBN-10
1593764367
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.45 lbs.
Original list price
$15.95
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Summaries and Reviews
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All human beings, says an African legend, have an animal double. Some doubles are benign, others wicked. This legend comes to life in Alain Mabanckouâs outlandish, surreal, and charmingly nonchalant Memoirs of a Porcupine.
When Kibandi, a boy living in a Congolese village, reaches the age of 11, his father takes him out into the night and forces him to drink a vile liquid from a jar that has been hidden for years in the earth. This is his initiation. From now on, he and his double, a porcupine, become accomplices in murder. They attack neighbors, fellow villagers, and people who simply cross their path, for reasons so slight that it is virtually impossible to establish connection between the killings. As he grows older, Kibandi relies on his double to act out his grizzly compulsions, until one day even the porcupine balks and turns instead to literary confession.
Winner of the Prix Renaudot, Franceâs equal to the National Book Award, Alain Mabanckou is considered one of the most talented writers today. He was selected by the French journal Lire as one of fifty writers to watch this coming century. And as Peter Carey suggests, he Âpositions himself at the margins, tapping the tradition founded by Celine, Genet, and other subversive writers.â In this superb and striking story, Mabanckou brings new power to magical realism, and is sure to excite American audiences nationwide.
When Kibandi, a boy living in a Congolese village, reaches the age of 11, his father takes him out into the night and forces him to drink a vile liquid from a jar that has been hidden for years in the earth. This is his initiation. From now on, he and his double, a porcupine, become accomplices in murder. They attack neighbors, fellow villagers, and people who simply cross their path, for reasons so slight that it is virtually impossible to establish connection between the killings. As he grows older, Kibandi relies on his double to act out his grizzly compulsions, until one day even the porcupine balks and turns instead to literary confession.
Winner of the Prix Renaudot, Franceâs equal to the National Book Award, Alain Mabanckou is considered one of the most talented writers today. He was selected by the French journal Lire as one of fifty writers to watch this coming century. And as Peter Carey suggests, he Âpositions himself at the margins, tapping the tradition founded by Celine, Genet, and other subversive writers.â In this superb and striking story, Mabanckou brings new power to magical realism, and is sure to excite American audiences nationwide.
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With Helen Stevenson (other contributor) |
from Soft Skull Pr (April 17, 2012)
9781593764364 | details & prices | 150 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $15.95
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About: All human beings, says an African legend, have an animal double.
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