Emmanuel Dongala

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  • Bibliography:
    6 Books
  • First Book:
    Little Boys Come from the Stars (February 2001)
  • Latest Book:
    The Stone Breakers (September 2023)
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Books in Order: 6 titles

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  • The Stone Breakers

    THE STONE-BREAKERS, set in an imagined contemporary African country is a gripping novel told from a unique second person point-of-view of the  uprising of a group of women stone crushers at a gravel pit, who rise up against their corporate bosse...

  • The Bridgetower Sonata

    In this vividly imagined, richly detailed historical novel, acclaimed Congolese author Emmanuel Dongala has focused his laser-sharp wit and wry satirical perspective on the life and times of George Bridgetower, a young violin prodigy, who, at the age...

  • Jazz and Palm Wine

    Jazz, aliens, and witchcraft collide in this collection of short stories by renowned author Emmanuel Dongala. The influence of Kongo culture is tangible throughout, as customary beliefs clash with party conceptions of scientific and rational thoug...

  • Johnny Mad Dog

    Life During Wartime, As Seen Through the Eyes of Two Congolese Teenagers Set amid the chaos of West Africa's civil wars, Emmanuel Dongala's striking novel tells the story of two teenagers growing up while rival ethnic groups fight for control o...

  • The Fire of Origins

    The whole of African history unfolds in this brilliant novel from one of the continent’s major writers. The story is unified by the actions of one man, Mankunku, a “destroyer,” who is born in mysterious circumstances in a banana plantation and ...

  • Little Boys Come from the Stars

    The peculiar and moving story of a Congolese boy's coming-of-age amid the political strife of postcolonial Congo His nickname is Matapari, which means "trouble." He is an African child of the '90s--brilliant, mischievous, postcolonial, postmodern-...



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Emmanuel Dongala has published 6 books.

Emmanuel Dongala does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Stone Breakers, was published in September 2023.

The first book by Emmanuel Dongala, Little Boys Come from the Stars, was published in February 2001.

No. Emmanuel Dongala does not write books in series.
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