Description
In the bustling, shadowed underworld of Pointe-Noire, a Congolese orphan named Moses—known to some as “Little Pepper”—is swept into a life of hustles, friendships, and betrayals that feel both comic and heartbreakingly real. As he navigates a city where power is enforced through fear and opportunism, his survival depends on quick wit and shifting loyalties, even as political repression tightens around him. Told with Alain Mabanckou’s signature blend of humor, lyricism, and larger-than-life storytelling, the novel traces Moses’s ultimately tragic journey and the costs of being used, discarded, and remade by the systems around him. At its core, it explores identity, resilience, and the moral chaos of a society where dreams can be stolen as easily as they are pursued.
Available Editions
paperback
New Press, The
Published Jan 1, 2019
208 pages
ISBN: 9781620975893
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First Published
2017
Language
eng
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