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In his latest work, prolific Congolese novelist Mabanckou (literature, UCLA; The Death of Comrade President) introduces Liwa, a young man raised by his maternal grandmother. The story is told in three distinct parts. First, Liwa awakens as he is tossed upwards from his newly dug grave. Sitting beneath a mango tree, Liwa reflects on his childhood, the parents he never knew, and the grandmother he adores. The second part u...Log In or Sign Up to Read More