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Alain Mabanckou

Alain Mabanckou [1][2](born 24 February 1966) is a writer. He is a French citizen born in the Republic of the Congo.[3]

His first novel was published in 1998. [4]Mabanckou's work has been published in fifteen languages. His non-fiction books talk about Africa and the African diaspora in France.[5]

Mabanckou is a Professor of Literature at UCLA.

Early Life

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Alain Mabanckou [6] was born in Congo-Brazzaville in 1966 . He spent his childhood in the coastal city of Pointe-Noire .He received a scholarship at The Marien Ngouabi University in Brazzaville to go to France at the age of 22 . After receiving a post-graduate Diploma in Law from the Université Paris-Dauphine, he worked for about ten years for the group Suez-Lyonnaise des Eaux.[7]

Awards

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References

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  1. ↑ "Alain Mabanckou, l'enfant noir". Bibliobs (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ↑ Staff, Guardian (2019-09-21). "The 100 best books of the 21st century". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. ↑ "Prince of the absurd". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  4. ↑ "The Man Booker International Prize 2017 Longlist Announced | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Archived from the original on 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  5. ↑ "Alain Mabanckou, l'enfant noir". "G.L.", Le Nouvel Observateur, 19 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Les Africains ont une responsabilité dans la traite des Noirs". Slate Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  7. ↑ "Le grand rire d'Alain Mabanckou". Slate Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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