{"product_id":"black-moses-9781620975893","title":"Black Moses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \"heart-breaking\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e), rollicking, award-winning novel that has been described as \"Oliver Twist in 1970s Africa\" (\u003cem\u003eLes Inrockuptibles\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the most compelling books you'll read in any language this year.\" —\u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the Man Booker International Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Albertine Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the PEN Translation Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGreeted with wildly enthusiastic reviews on publication, Alain Mabanckou's riotous novel begins in an orphanage in 1970s Congo-Brazzaville run by a malicious political stooge who makes the life of our hero, Tokumisa Nzambe po Mose yamoyindo abotami namboka ya Bakoko—his name means \"Let us thank God, the black Moses is born on the lands of the ancestors,\" but most people just call him Moses—very difficult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoses is also terrorized by his two fellow orphans—the twins Songi-Songi and Tala-Tala—but after Moses exacts revenge on them by lacing their food with hot pepper, the twins take Moses under their wing, escape the orphanage, and move to the bustling port town of Pointe-Noire, where they form a gang that survives on petty theft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is a \"pointed\" (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e), \"vivid and funny\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e), larger-than-life tale that chronicles Moses's ultimately tragic journey through the Pointe-Noire underworld and the politically repressive reality of Congo-Brazzaville in the 1970s and '80s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ringing with beautiful poetry,\" (\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cem\u003eBlack Moses\u003c\/em\u003e is a vital new extension of Mabanckou's cycle of Pointe-Noire novels that stand out as one of the grandest and funniest fictional projects of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alain Mabanckou","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283797881083,"sku":"9781620975893","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_ce867172-acfb-49c7-ae3a-c7e1c14cc8dc.jpg?v=1771477338","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/black-moses-9781620975893","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}