The Negro Grandsons of Vercingetorix (Global African Voices Ser.)

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Synopsis
The award-winning author of Black Moses is at his satiric best in this novel the catalogs the pain and suffering caused by the ravages of civil war.Set in the imaginary African Republic of Vietongo, The Negro Grandsons of Vercingetorix begins when conflict breaks out between rival leaders and the regional ethnic groups they represent. Events recorded in a series of notebooks under the watchful eye of Hortense Lloki show how civil war culminates in a series of outlandish actions perpetrated by the warring parties’ private militias—the Anacondas and the Romans from the North who have seized power against Vercingetorix (named after none other than the legendary Gallic warrior who fought against Caesar’s army) and his Little Negro Grandsons in the South who are eager to regain control. Translated into English for the first time, this novel provides a gritty slice of life in an active war zone.“Nearly twenty years removed from its French publication, Mabanckou’s aptitude for characterization and his unflinching glimpse of plight echo within every movement of Vercingetorix . . . With The Negro Grandsons of Vercingetorix, Mabanckou stresses that even as violence is an accomplice to life, perseverance is synonymous.” —World Literature Today
Copyright:
2019

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
222 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780253043863
Related ISBNs:
9780253043887
Publisher:
Indiana University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
IUP
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Military, Literature and Fiction, Humor, Politics and Government
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:
Bill Johnston

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