English is Black Moses. One of the author's six favorite books, as shared at The Week magazine:The Shameful State by Sony Labou TansiRead about another entry on the list.
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.
--Marshal Zeringue
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