Black Bazar
Black Bazar is a literary fiction novel written by Congolese novelist Alain Mabanckou and published in February 2009. It depicts post colonial Congo and is narrated a character known as Buttologist—a reference to his love for his love for buttocks.[1][2]
In 2012, the novel was translated to French by Sarah Ardizzone. Jane Housham in a review for The Guardian called Black Bazar a "dazzling cultural catalogue."[1] Adele King review that it was fun and easy to read.[3]
Themes
[edit]The novel incorporate themes such as colonialism, feminism, eroticism and luxury.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Housham, Jane (17 July 2012). "Black Bazaar by Alain Mabanckou, translated by Sarah Ardizzone - review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ Knox, Katelyn (2015). "Selling (out) on the Black Market: Black Bazar 's Literary Sape". Research in African Literatures. 46 (2). Indiana University Press: 52–69. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ a b King, Adele (2009). "Black Bazar by Alain Mabanckou (review)". World Literature Today. 83 (4). Project MUSE: 66–67. doi:10.1353/wlt.2009.0093.