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The Tears of the Black Man

By Alain Mabanckou, Dominic Thomas (Translator), Librairie Artheme Fayard (Other)
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By Alain Mabanckou, Dominic Thomas (Translator), Librairie Artheme Fayard (Other)
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In The Tears of the Black Man, award—winning author Alain Mabanckou explores what it means to be black in the world today. Mabanckou confronts the long and entangled history of Africa, France, and the United States as it has been shaped by slavery, colonialism, and their legacy today. Without ignoring the injustices and prejudice still facing blacks, he distances himself from resentment and victimhood, arguing that focusing too intensely on the crimes of the past is limiting. Instead, it is...

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Social SciencesLiteratureAfrican StudiesLiterary CriticismAfrican LiteratureGeneral & Miscellaneous African Literature - Literary Criticism