Alain Mabanckou on his profound connection to the Republic of the Congo

Writers and Company

English - January 28, 2024 05:10 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 182 ratings
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The celebrated Congolese-French writer joined Eleanor Wachtel onstage at the Vancouver Writers Festival in 2016. Mabanckou's recent books are charming explorations of childhood, family and country. His memoir The Lights of Pointe-Noire relates his experience of returning to his hometown after 23 years, while his novel Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty captures his childhood spirit in the character of his 10-year-old alter ego.