The Villain's Dance by Fiston Mwanza Mujila (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Villain's Dance by Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Roland Glasser Full of wit, music, and a rollicking cast of characters, The Villains Dance shows Fiston Mwanza Mujila is back with a bang.Zaire. Late 90s. Mobutus thirty-year reign is tottering. In Lubumbashi, the stubbornly homeless Sanza has fallen in with a trio of veteran street kids led by the devious Ngungi. A chance encounter with the mysterious Monsieur Guillaume seems to offer a way out...Meanwhile in Angola, Molakisi has joined thousands of fellow Zairians hoping to make their fortunes hunting diamonds, while Austrian Franz finds himself roped into writing the memoirs of the charismatic Tshiamuena, the Madonna of the Cafunfo Mines. Things are drawing to a head, but at the Mambo de la Fte, they still dance the Villains Dance from dusk till dawn. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Fiston Mwanza Mujila was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1981 and lives today in Austria. His debut novel, Tram 83, published in English in 2015 by Deep Vellum (translation by Roland Glasser), won the Etisalat Prize for Literature and the German International Literature Award, and was longlisted for the International Booker Prize and the Prix littraire du Monde. In addition to the poetry collection The River in the Belly (published by Deep Vellum in 2021, translation by J. Bret Maney), he is the author of the poetry collections Craquelures (2011) and Soleil priv de mazout (2016), as well as three plays, Et les moustiques sont des fruits ppins (2015), Te voir dress sur tes deux pattes ne fait que mettre de lhuile sur le feu (2015), and Zu der Zeit der Kniginmutter (2018). His writing responds to political turbulence in his native country and frequently foregrounds its debt to jazz.Roland Glasser grew up in London, studied French and Theatre Studies at Aberystwyth University (Wales) and Film and Dramatic Arts at the University of Caen (Normandy), before spending a decade living in Paris, where he developed a successful career in translation, literary editing, and theater lighting design. His translation of Adline Dieudonns best-selling Real Life was shortlisted for the Scott-Moncrieff Prize. He has contributed articles and essays to a range of publications and is a co-founder of The Starling Bureau, a London-based collective of literary translators. Review "Mujilas virtuosic narrative shifts, feverish magical realism, and dizzying chronological leaps make for an intoxicating reading experience. This complex tale bears exquisite fruit." —Publishers WeeklyPraise for The River in the Belly (translated by J. Bret Maney):"A riotous and incandescent exploration of violent cartographies and colonial imaginaries." —Jay Gao, Poetry FoundationPraise for Tram 83 (translated by Roland Glasser):"The writing has the pulsing, staccato rhythms of Beat poetry." —Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal"A riotous look at the underbelly of life." —The Guardian Promotional Serial rights targeting The New Yorker, The Paris Review, BOMB, Los Angeles Review of Books, The White Review, The DriftPrint and digital publicity targeting the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, NPR, The Atlantic, Public Books, The Rumpus, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The White Review, Words Without Borders, World Literature Today, Asymptote, A Public Space, and othersPromotion at or events pitched for Texas Book Festival, Toronto International Festival of Authors, Brooklyn Book Festival, Winter Institute, Miami Book Fair, PEN World VoicesReview copies will be sent targeting all major print and digital literary media outlets, reviewers, and booksellers; additional copies available upon requestPromotion on the publishers website (deepvellum.org), Twitter feed (@deepvellum), and Facebook page (/deepvellum); and publishers e-newsletter Details ISBN1646051270 Author Roland Glasser Publisher Deep Vellum Publishing Format Paperback Pages 272 Language English Translator Roland Glasser ISBN-10 1646051270 ISBN-13 9781646051274 Country of Publication United States Imprint Deep Vellum Publishing Place of Publication Texas NZ Release Date 2024-04-04 Year 2024 UK Release Date 2024-04-04 Audience General DEWEY 843.92 Publication Date 2024-04-25 US Release Date 2024-04-25 AU Release Date 2024-06-30 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160900188;

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