by Emmanuel Dongala · ACTES SUD · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782742789306
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«Photo de groupe au bord du fleuve» is the novel by Emmanuel Dongala, published by Actes Sud in paperback (333 pages, in French).
A group of Congolese women breaking stones in a quarry by a river discovers that a new airport has driven up the price of gravel. They decide to sell their sacks at a higher price and choose Méréana as their spokesperson; the negotiation becomes a collective struggle for dignity and hope, in the face of poverty, war and violence.
Published in 2010, the novel was awarded the Ahmadou Kourouma Prize (2011) and the Prix Virilo (2010).
A work for readers of literary fiction interested in contemporary African narrative and stories of female solidarity.
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.
