The Villain's Dance
2026
And Other Stories (Verlag)
978-1-916751-67-5 (ISBN)
And Other Stories (Verlag)
978-1-916751-67-5 (ISBN)
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Finalist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature
Zaire. Late 90's. Mobutu's thirty-year reign is tottering. In Lubumbashi, the stubbornly homeless Sanza has fallen in with a trio of veteran street kids led by the devious Ngungi. A chance encounter with the mysterious Monsieur Guillaume seems to offer a way out . . . Meanwhile in Angola, Molakisi has joined thousands of fellow Zairians hoping to make their fortunes hunting diamonds, while Austrian Franz finds himself roped into writing the memoirs of the charismatic Tshiamuena, the "Madonna of the Cafunfo Mines." Things are drawing to a head, but at the Mambo de la Fête, they still dance the Villain's Dance from dusk till dawn.
Zaire. Late 90's. Mobutu's thirty-year reign is tottering. In Lubumbashi, the stubbornly homeless Sanza has fallen in with a trio of veteran street kids led by the devious Ngungi. A chance encounter with the mysterious Monsieur Guillaume seems to offer a way out . . . Meanwhile in Angola, Molakisi has joined thousands of fellow Zairians hoping to make their fortunes hunting diamonds, while Austrian Franz finds himself roped into writing the memoirs of the charismatic Tshiamuena, the "Madonna of the Cafunfo Mines." Things are drawing to a head, but at the Mambo de la Fête, they still dance the Villain's Dance from dusk till dawn.
Fiston Mwanza Mujila was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1981 and lives today in Austria. His writing – including the International Booker longlisted Tram 83 – responds to political turbulence in his native country and frequently foregrounds its debt to jazz. Roland Glasser has published over 25 translations from French (fiction, art, travel, and trade non-fiction) alongside literary editing and theatre lighting design.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.4.2026 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Roland Glasser |
| Verlagsort | High Wycombe |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 213 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-916751-67-9 / 1916751679 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-916751-67-5 / 9781916751675 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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