Alain Mabanckou's 6 Favorite Books

The Shameful State by Sony Labou Tansi (Indiana Univ., $20). Tansi's The Shameful State, originally published in French in 1981, was a novel that had a real impact on my generation, because its author dared to criticize postcolonial dictatorships. Gabriel García Márquez's influence is tangible in this tale of a despot who rises to power in an unnamed African nation, but the farcical and jubilant tone is truly Congolese. Jazz and Palm Wine by Emmanuel Dongala (Indiana Univ., $20). Dongala's sobering yet dazzling stories scrutinize the alienating impact of communism on African countries.

 

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