by Emmanuel Dongala · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788427013506
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«El fuego de los orígenes» is the novel by Emmanuel Dongala, published by Martínez Roca in 1989 in paperback (232 pages, in Spanish).
The work follows Mandala Mankunku, a young man with green eyes born in unusual circumstances, and through his story portrays an Africa divided between tradition and modernity. African culture permeates the narrative, written in a rich, elaborate and colourful language.
The novel, translated from French by Manuel Serrat Crespo for the collection «Las Otras culturas» and with the original title «Le Feu des origines», won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire de l'ADELF.
Recommended for readers interested in African literature, historical fiction and stories about identity and social change.
Emmanuel Boundzéki Dongala is a Congolese chemist and novelist. He was born in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, in 1941. He was Richard B. Fisher Chair in Natural Sciences at Bard College at Simon's Rock until 2014.
