MR. Fix- it
MR FIX IT, by Richard Ali Mutu from Congo Kinshasa, the first novel to be translated into English from Lingala, portrays the everyday realities of Congolese life with the bold, intense style associated with the country's music and fashion.
In the chaotic megacity of Kinshasa, the educated but unemployed Ebambas must navigate the ever widening distance between tradition and modernity- from the payment of his fiancees exorbitant dowry to the unexpected sexual confession of his best friend.
This dichotomy creates absurd and existentialist episodes in this slim book .
Urban Kinshasa is openly and massively celebrated here with its chaos, smells and tastes. Its a roller coaster of a book that leaves the reader yearning for more.
Richard Ali Mutu, a Lawyer and writer, won the Mark Twain Award in 2009 and was selected as one of the few African writers working in indigenous languages for the Africa 39 anthology.
In the chaotic megacity of Kinshasa, the educated but unemployed Ebambas must navigate the ever widening distance between tradition and modernity- from the payment of his fiancees exorbitant dowry to the unexpected sexual confession of his best friend.
This dichotomy creates absurd and existentialist episodes in this slim book .
Urban Kinshasa is openly and massively celebrated here with its chaos, smells and tastes. Its a roller coaster of a book that leaves the reader yearning for more.
Richard Ali Mutu, a Lawyer and writer, won the Mark Twain Award in 2009 and was selected as one of the few African writers working in indigenous languages for the Africa 39 anthology.
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