Description
In the bustling streets of Paris, a displaced Congolese dandy known as Buttologist turns heartbreak into a sharp, comic chronicle of the African diaspora. After his French girlfriend—of Congolese origin—leaves him to start anew, he wanders through the city’s nightlife and conversations, searching for love, dignity, and a place to belong. With wit and candor, the novel evokes the aftershocks of postcolonial Congo, where identity, desire, and memory collide in unexpected ways. Told in Buttologist’s distinctive voice, this is a story about romantic loss that expands into a broader meditation on culture, self-invention, and the complicated ties that bind people across borders.
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paperback
Seuil
Published Jan 1, 2009
246 pages
ISBN: 9782020973373
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First Published
2009
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fra
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