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\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SCOTT MONCRIEFF PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1970, and in the People's Republic of Congo a Marxist-Leninist revolution is ushering in a new age. But at the orphanage on the outskirts of Pointe-Noire where young Moses has grown up, the revolution has only strengthened the reign of Dieudonné Ngoulmoumako, the orphanage's corrupt director. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo Moses escapes to Pointe-Noire, where he finds a home first with a larcenous band of Congolese Merry Men and then among the Zairian prostitutes of the Trois-Cents quarter. But the authorities won't leave Moses in peace, and intervene to chase both the Merry Men and the Trois-Cents girls out of town. All this injustice pushes poor Moses over the edge. Could he really be the Robin Hood of the Congo? Or is he just losing his marbles?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVivid, exuberant and heartwarming, \u003ci\u003eBlack Moses\u003c/i\u003e is a vital new extension of Alain Mabanckou's extraordinary, interlinked body of work dedicated to his native Congo, and confirms his status as one of our great storytellers.\u003c/p\u003e |
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