Jazz and Palm Wine

by Emmanuel Dongala

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 thought. In the first half of Jazz and Palm Wine, the characters emerge victorious from decades of colonial exploitation in the Congo only to confront the burdensome bureaucracy, oppressive legal systems,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253026695
• ISBN13: 9780253026699
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher