Description
In the wake of a brutal crackdown in Congo, this searing fable turns grief into indictment, following a country ruled by a succession of cannibalistic dictators whose power feeds on fear, hunger, and human lives. As the regime tightens its grip, Martial—caught in the machinery of violence—becomes a focal point for the story’s escalating confrontation with tyranny and the grotesque logic of authoritarian rule. With bitter wit and lyrical intensity, the novel attacks African dictatorship and the dehumanizing rituals that sustain it, blending political allegory with the urgency of lived loss. Sony Labou Tansi’s distinctive, high-voltage style—part satire, part prophecy—makes this a darkly compelling meditation on survival, complicity, and the cost of speaking truth in a world built to devour it.
Available Editions
paperback
Indiana University Press
Published Jan 1, 2011
134 pages
ISBN: 9780253222879
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Details
First Published
2011
Language
fra
Translation
From: fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Life and a Half by Sony Labou Tansi.