Dealing with the dead
Mabanckou, Alain, 1966-2025
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Abruptly deceased at the age of 24 and trapped forever in flared purple trousers, Liwa Ekimakingaï encounters the other residents of Frère Lachaise cemetery, all of whom have their own complex stories of life and death. Unwilling to relinquish their tender bond, Liwa makes his way back home to see his devoted grandmother one last time, against all spectral advice. But disturbing rumours swirl together with Liwa's jumbled memories of his last night on earth, leading him to pursue the riddle of his own untimely demise.
Main title:
Dealing with the dead / Alain Mabanckou.
Author:
Mabanckou, Alain, 1966-, author
Imprint:
London : Serpent's Tail, 2025.
Collation:
224 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9781800817708 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
843.92
Language:
EnglishFrench
Added title:
BRN:
3161735