Alain Mabanckou writes novels, plays and poetry. He teaches French literature at UCLA in California. His previous novels, African Psycho, Broken Glass and Memoirs of a Porcupine are also published by Serpent’s Tail.
‘Roger The French-Ivorian understood that I didn’t appreciate his tone of voice and ordered two Pelforts to win me back.’
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