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"To the sound of machine gun fire and the smell of burning flesh, award-winning author In Koli Jean Bofane leads readers on a perilous, satirical journey through the civil conflict and political instability that have been the logical outcome of generations of rapacious multinational corporate activity, corrupt governance, widespread civil conflict, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation in Africa. Isookanga, a Congolese Pygmy, grows up in a small village with big dreams of becoming rich. His vision of the world is shaped by his exploits in Raging Trade, an online game where he…

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4 editions · 2 languages
  • Other · English · 2018
    Indiana University Press · 200 pages · 9780253031907
  • Other · English · 2018
    Indiana University Press · 214 pages · 9780253031914
  • Other · French · 2016
    ACTES SUD · 9782330058876
  • Other · French · 2014
    Actes sud · 293 pages · 9782330030605
Fiction, politicalAfrica, fictionPygmiesFictionYoung menGlobalizationFICTION / PoliticalFICTION / Satire