The shameful state : a novel / Sony Labou Tansi ; Translated by Dominic Thomas ; Foreword by Alain Mabanckou.

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"Set in a fictitious African nation, this novel by the distinguished writer Sony Labou Tansi takes aim at the corruption, degeneracy, violence, and repression of political life in Africa. At the heart of The Shameful State is the story of Colonel Martillimi Lopez, the nation's president, whose eccen...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:État honteux. English
Global African voices.
Main Author: Sony Lab'Ou Tansi (Author)
Other Authors: Thomas, Dominic Richard David (Translator)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
French
Language and/or Writing System:
Translated from the French.
Published: Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [2016]
Series:Global African voices.
Subjects:
Corruption > Fiction.
Africa > Fiction.
Genre:
Fiction.
Physical Description:ix, 116 pages ; 22 cm.
Format: Book

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