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The Fire of Origins
Along the way, we meet charlatans and saints, workers and bureaucrats, warriors and peacemakers, in a moving melange of laughter and terror."--BOOK JACKET.
Jazz and Palm Wine
"Jazz, aliens, and witchcraft collide in this collection of short stories by renowned author Emmanuel Dongala. The influence of Kongo culture is tangible throughout, as customary beliefs clash with party conceptions of scientific and rational thought. In the first half of Jazz and Palm Wine, the characters emerge victorious from decades of colonial exploitation in the Congo only to confront the burdensome bureaucracy, oppressive legal systems, and corrupt governments of the post-colonial era. The ruling political party attempts to impose order and scientific thinking while the people struggles to deal with drought, infertility, and impossible regulations and policies; both sides mix witchcra...
Little Boys Come from the Stars
The peculiar and moving story of a Congolese boy's coming-of-age amid the political strife of postcolonial Congo "It is even said-but I admit that it's difficult to believe, even though I got this from my uncle-that when Papa was born, you couldn't follow the World Cup or the Olympics live and that Coca-Cola had yet to spread the selling of soft drinks to our village. Michael Jackson had yet to become famous . . . If all this was really true, I wonder how men managed to fill up the twenty-four hours of the day, three hundred sixty-five days a year." His nickname is Matapari, which means "trouble." He is an African child of the '90s-brilliant, mischievous, postcolonial, postmodern-caught in t...
Johnny Mad Dog
Life During Wartime, As Seen Through the Eyes of Two Congolese Teenagers Set amid the chaos of West Africa's civil wars, Emmanuel Dongala's striking novel tells the story of two teenagers growing up while rival ethnic groups fight for control of their country. At age sixteen, Johnny is a member of the Death Dealers, a rebel faction bent on seizing power. Even as he is drawn into the rebels' program of terror, Johnny Mad Dog, as he calls himself, retains his youthful exuberance--searching for girls, good times, and adventure. Sixteen-year-old Laokolé, for her part, dreams of finishing high school and becoming an engineer, but as rogue militias prepare to sack the city, she is forced to leave home with her mother and brother--and then finds herself alone and running from the likes of Johnny. Acclaimed in France, Johnny Mad Dog is a coming-of-age story like no other; Dongala's masterful use of dual narrators makes the novel an unusually vivid and affecting tale of the struggle to survive--and to retain one's humanity--in terrifying times.
The Bridgetower Sonata
Original title: La sonate áa Bridgetower.
Imagine Africa
Through a collage of poems, essays, fiction, conversations, and visual art, Imagine Africa: Volume Three brings together some of the most essential writers, artists, and thinkers of contemporary Africa. Including powerful photographs in color by Zanele Muholi, stills from the films of Jean-Pierre Bekolo, and works of fiction and poetry from nine languages, Imagine Africa: Volume Three offers a glimpse into a kaleidoscopic and vibrant continent. The series is published by Island Position, the literary imprint of the Pirogue Collective - the cultural expression of Senegal's Gorée Institute, which aims to celebrate the diverse voices and imaginations of the continent of Africa and its diaspora...
Le Feu des Origines Ned
Véritable saga au coeur de la colonisation, Le Feu des origines se propage de la brousse à la ville, sur les traces d'un héros en révolte, Mandala Mankunku.De sa naissance merveilleuse à ses dernières années, la vie de Mandala raconte l'histoire de son pays, le Congo, et de son continent, l'Afrique. La sanglante construction du chemin de fer congolais, la mise en coupe du pays, et jusqu'à l'utilisation massive des hommes lors de la guerre de 1940, où le Tchad, le Cameroun, la Centrafrique et le Congo constitueront les bases de «la France Libre».Alors, balayé par le pouvoir colonial, usé par les luttes politiques puis la guerre, vieilli aux yeux même de ces enfants partis chercher la modernité en Occident, il restera à Mandala Mankunku à retrouver le feu des origines.Le Feu des origines a reçu le Grand Prix littéraire d'Afrique Noire.
Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa
What characterizes the relationship between literature and the state? Should literature serve the needs of the state by constructing national consciousness, espousing state propaganda, and molding good citizens? Or should it be dedicated to a different kind of creative social endeavor? In this important book about literature and the politics of nation-building, Dominic Thomas assesses the contributions of Francophone African writers whose works have played a key role in the recent transition to democracy in the Congo. Exploring the works of Sony Labou Tansi, Henri Lopes, and Emmanuel Dongala, among others, Thomas highlights writers intimately involved with government and politics -- whether in support of the state's vision or with the intention of articulating a more open view of citizens and society. Focusing on themes such as collaboration, reconciliation, identity, history, and memory, Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa elaborates a broader understanding of the circumstances of African colonization, modern African nation-state formation, and the complex cultural dynamics at work in Africa since independence.
Le Feu des origines
« En ce temps-là, la semaine n'avait que quatre jours, l'année comptait ainsi beaucoup plus de semaines et les gens vivaient donc plus longtemps sur la Terre. L'enfant survécut à deux semaines, à trois, puis à quatre. On attendit trois lunes entières . L'enfant se mit à babiller, à gazouiller. Il devint beau et fort comme les hommes de la lignée de sa mère. [ ... ] Toute la famille se réunit et le vieux Nimi A Lukeni, mémoire de la nation, le présenta aux ancêtres : "... ainsi, à partir d'aujourd'hui, tu seras un homme appelé à vivre, tu auras un nom à toi, celui de Mankunku, celui qui défie les puissants et les fait tomber comme les feuilles tombent des arbres. Que l'es...
ORIGINES DE FICTION ET FICTION DES ORIGINES CHEZ EMMANUEL DONGALA
Préoccupé par la question mythologique, mais aussi par les sciences, par l'histoire et par l'évolution des mœurs, Dongala redéploie des légendes propres à certaines à certaines aires africaines. Explorant différents domaines, réfléchissant sur certaines fonctions sociales et cosmiques, les récits de Dongala prennent ainsi naissance à partir d'une tension ou d'une torsion, entre l'originaire et le non-originaire, entre le proche et le lointain, entre l'actuel et l'inactuel.
