Fiston Mwanza Mujila The Villain's Dance (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Villain's DanceCondition: NewEAN: 9781646051274ISBN: 9781646051274Publisher: Deep Vellum PublishingFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/25/2024Description: Finalist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature Full of wit, music, and a rollicking cast of characters, The Villain's Dance shows Fiston Mwanza Mujila is back with a bang. Zaire. Late 90's. Mobutu's thirty-year reign is tottering. In Lubumbashi, the stubbornly homeless Sanza has fallen in with a trio of veteran street kids led by the devious Ngungi. A chance encounter with the mysterious Monsieur Guillaume seems to offer a way out . . . Meanwhile in Angola, Molakisi has joined thousands of fellow Zairians hoping to make their fortunes hunting diamonds, while Austrian Franz finds himself roped into writing the memoirs of the charismatic Tshiamuena, the "Madonna of the Cafunfo Mines." Things are drawing to a head, but at the Mambo de la Fête, they still dance the Villain's Dance from dusk till dawn.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 209mmItem Length: 133mmAuthor: Fiston Mwanza MujilaTranslator: Roland GlasserContributor: Roland Glasser (Translated by)Genre: FictionRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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