The Lights of Pointe-Noire

Posted on 09 October 2018 by Alain Mabanckou

Popular ePub, The Lights of Pointe-Noire By Alain Mabanckou This is very good and becomes the main topic to read, the readers are very takjup and always take inspiration from the contents of the book The Lights of Pointe-Noire , essay by Alain Mabanckou. Is now on our website and you can download it by register what are you waiting for? Please read and make a refission for you Best Read The Lights of Pointe-Noire [ By ] Alain Mabanckou [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I found brilliant The pictures after every chapter Lovely Each chapter is actually devoted either to a family member or to a place I really appreciate the pictures at the end to illustrate the person or the point that was discussed previously What to expect After his long absence from Congo, the author found that nothing has really changed, except for the people themselves He revisited old places such as his former primary school, a former cinema he used to attend, his defunct moth I found brilliant The pictures after every chapter Lovely Each chapter is actually devoted either to a family member or to a place I really appreciate the pictures at the end...A great find for DRC.The author s personal story as the backdrop to the novel makes it engaging and very relatable.C est le 1er livre que je lis de cet auteur et c est dommage car il y a plein de r f rences ses pr c dents ouvrages Celui ci est tr s bibliographique, il revient Ponte Noire de nombreuses ann es apr s avoir quitt le Congo et parcourt la ville o plein de souvenirs lui reviennent Chaque chapitre a pour th me un personnage ou un lieu et finit par une photo ce qui ancre le livre dans la r alit Il y a beaucoup de nostalgie et de tendresse quand l auteur se remson enfance et sa famille C est le 1er livre que je lis de cet auteur et c est dommage car il y a plein de r f rences ses pr c dents ouvrages Celui ci est tr s bibliographique, il revient Ponte Noire de nombreuses ann es apr s avoir quitt le Congo et parcourt la ville o plein de souvenirs lui reviennent Chaque chapitre a pour th me un personnage ou un lieu et finit par une photo ce qui ancre le livre dans la r alit Il y a beaucoup de nostalgie et de tendresse quand l auteur se remson enfance et sa f...Memoir of man who returns to his childhood home in the Congo after 25 years living in Paris Learned a lot about Congolese culture and traditions through his stories about his family and encounters he had.Ayant rat de peu l opportunit de me rendre au Congo pour voir un ami qui a fait ses tudes en France, ce livre a trouv une r sonnance toute particuli re en moi, m ouvrant les portes d un pays que je ne connaissais pasSlightlyformal, even stilted writing than usual but helps place thejoyful, uninhibited Tomorrow I ll be 20 into context Still awesome..I forgot my copy on a flight and will be going to purchase another ASAP AND will read again soonest EnjoyGood slice of life from the Going home is rarely easy file Alain Mabanckou is a Congolese treasure Lumi res de Pointe Noire provides enough graphic description to take you there without leaving home I could almost smell the prawns at Chez Gaspard.The Lights of Pointe Noire is a fascinating memoir of Mabanckou s journey back to his home country of the Republic of Congo after 25 years living abroad in France and America Mabanckou is vulnerable as he retells the often tragic story of his family s history and present, which reflects the turbulence the Congo has gone through Despite this, there is a strong sense of Congolese culture and identity which I enjoyed learningabout, part...Too short to stay in the mind long after reading Small vignettes of life in Pointe Noir are interspersed with the author recounting his relationship, sometimes estranged, with his family All in all I found the topic qui...I liked the book a lot, but can rate it only 4 1 2 stars Sometimes it was had to understand,, but I learned a lot about this town in the Congo and the people who live there I read an advance reading copy, so that might have been the reason for my confusion.

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09 October 2018

Alain Mabanckou