Broken Glass

by Alain Mabanckou

Book Overview

Alain Mabanckou's riotous new novel centers on the patrons of a run-down bar in the Congo. In a country that appears to have forgotten the importance of remembering, a former schoolteacher and bar regular nicknamed Broken Glass has been elected to record their stories for posterity. But Broken Glass fails spectacularly at staying out of trouble as one denizen after another wants to rewrite history in an attempt at making sure his portrayal will properly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593762739
• ISBN13: 9781593762735
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Soft Skull Press
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 8.2"