Little Boys Come from the Stars
of Emmanuel Dongala, Val Vinokurov, Joel Rejouis
Description
Sardonic, subtle, and sweetly scathing, Little Boys Come from the Stars is satire at its best.Set in an unnamed country in equatorial Africa, it tells the story of Michel, a precocious teen dubbed Matapari (âtroubleâ) because of his extraordinary birth. Though his father is a reclusive scholar, his mother a pious though confused Catholic, and his uncle a shameless opportunist determined to gain power in the shifting politics of their post-colonial nation, Matapari remains an unsullied child who wears Reeboks, drinks Coke, reads Japanese comics, and watches Rambo. But when his family becomes the nucleus of the revolution for democracy, Matapari proves to be the ideal narrator for this story of violent upheaval and bloody corruptionâa voice whose ironic innocence makes bearable and even humorous the awful realities of the world it describes.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256 pages
- Publisher Anchor
- Publication Date March 12th 2002
- First Publication 01/01/98
- Language English
- ISBN 9780385721226
- Edition Not informed
- Category History & Politics
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