Johnny Mad Dog
of Emmanuel Dongala, Maria Louise Ascher (Translator)
Description
A Los Angeles Times Book Review Favorite Book of the YearJohnny Mad Dog, age sixteen, is a member of a rebel faction bent on seizing control of war-torn Congo. Laokolé, at the same age, simply wants to finish high school. Together, they narrate a crossing of paths that has explosive results. Set amid the chaos of West Africa's civil wars, and acclaimed by such writers as Philip Roth and Chinua Achebe, Emmanuel Dongala's powerful, exuberant, and terrifying new work is a coming-of-age story like no other.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 321 pages
- Publisher St. Martins Press-3PL
- Publication Date May 16th 2006
- First Publication 11/06/02
- Language English
- ISBN 9780312425302
- Edition Not informed
- Category History & Politics
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