Broken glass / Alain Mabanckou ; translated by Helen Stevenson ; with an introduction by Uzodinma Iweala.

By:

Mabanckou, Alain [Author.]

Contributor(s):

Stevenson, Helen [Translator.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Soft Skull, 2010.Description: xii, 162 pages ; ill. ; 21 cmISBN:

9781593763077

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

843.672 MAB/B

Summary: Broken Glass is a tragicomic novel set in the Republic of the Congo, where a former schoolteacher, Broken Glass, records the lives of patrons of a run-down bar, Credit Gone West. The story revolves around the patrons' struggles to document their lives, as they try to rewrite history to reflect their lives. Broken Glass's portrayal of the characters is influenced by African and Western literature, making it a mocking satire of artistic integrity.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar	Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar	GEN	843.672 MAB/B (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		11016

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Revised edition of Broken Glass published in 2010.

Broken Glass is a tragicomic novel set in the Republic of the Congo, where a former schoolteacher, Broken Glass, records the lives of patrons of a run-down bar, Credit Gone West. The story revolves around the patrons' struggles to document their lives, as they try to rewrite history to reflect their lives. Broken Glass's portrayal of the characters is influenced by African and Western literature, making it a mocking satire of artistic integrity.

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