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Fiston Mwanza Mujila

Born

in Lubumbashi, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

January 01, 1981

Genre

Fiction, Poetry

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Fiston Nasser Mwanza Mujila is a Congolese writer.. He now lives in Graz, Austria and is pursuing a PhD in Romance Languages. His writing has been awarded numerous prizes, including the Gold Medal at the 6th Jeux de la Francophonie in Beirut as well as the Best Text for Theater (State Theater, Mainz) in 2010. His poems, prose works, and plays are reactions to the political turbulence that has come in the wake of the independence of the Congo and its effect on day-to-day life. His debut novel Tram 83 was a French Voices 2014 grant recipient and won the Grand Prix du Premier Roman des SGDL, and was shortlisted for numerous other awards, including the Prix du Monde. Tram 83 has drawn comparisons to Fitzgerald, Céline, García Márquez, Hunter S. ...more

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Average rating: 3.33 · 1,585 ratings · 277 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Roland Glasser (Translator) 3.32 avg rating — 1,469 ratings — published 2014 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Villain's Dance by Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Roland Glasser (Translator) 3.30 avg rating — 66 ratings — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The River in the Belly by Fiston Mwanza Mujila, J. Bret Maney (Translator) 3.67 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Schlüsselorte by Fiston Mwanza Mujila (Editor), Leila Aboulela (Goodreads Author), Leye Adenle it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poèmes et rêvasseries really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Et les moustiques sont des fruits à pépins - Te voir dressé... liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Rentrée littéraire 2014 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	KIN KIESSE: Les écritures congolaises 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“When Malingeau drew himself from his long sleep, the music was still droning in his head. Christelle was already gone. She had taken care to scribble a line on a scrap of paper.
"I drank your body until my thirst was worn.”
― Fiston Mwanza Mujila

tags: desire, prostitutes, sex

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“The roads that lead to truth and honesty are cut by flooding, filth, dog turds, lies, and blackouts, but why did he obstinately maintain his belief that a better world was possible? Why did he strive to reduce humanity to the dreams and quotations he gleaned on the pages of his texts? It’s called cowardice, perhaps even amnesia, or indeed a combination of the two. The world is beyond redemption, as Requiem put it. But supposing”
― Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Tram 83

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“Poverty is hereditary just like power, stupidity, and haemorrhoids.”
― Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Tram 83

tags: heredity, poverty, power, stupidity

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Which book would you like to read in Mar/April 2018 for Central Africa?

Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila

11 votes, 19.3%

King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild

11 votes, 19.3%

The Lights of Pointe-Noire by Alain Mabanckou

7 votes, 12.3%

The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa

7 votes, 12.3%

A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa

6 votes, 10.5%

Congo: The Epic History of a People by David Van Reybrouck

4 votes, 7.0%

The Land at the End of the World by António Lobo Antunes

3 votes, 5.3%

Radio Okapi Kindu: The Station that Helped Bring Peace to the Congo by Jennifer Bakody

2 votes, 3.5%

Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa by Jason Stearns

2 votes, 3.5%

Brazzaville Beach by William Boyd

2 votes, 3.5%

Making Sense of the Central African Republic by Tatiana Carayannis

1 vote, 1.8%

It Shouldn't Happen to an Aid Worker by Jovan Autonomašević

1 vote, 1.8%

State of Rebellion: Violence and Intervention in the Central African Republic by Louisa Lombard

0 votes, 0.0%

57 total votes

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