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“Zaire. Late 90’s. Mobutu’s 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 Fête, they still dance the Villain’s Dance from dusk till dawn.”
We are so excited to welcome both author Fiston Mwanza Mujila and translator Roland Glasser for a conversation on this electrifying novel, published by And Other Stories.
Join us on May 21st to celebrate the UK publication of Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s second novel, The Villain’s Dance, translated into English by Roland Glasser.
At Tills Bookshop (1, Hope Park Crescent, EH8 9NA). The event starts at 7pm, doors open at 6.45pm.
Tickets are £5 and redeemable against the cost of the book on the night of the event.
“Zaire. Late 90’s. Mobutu’s 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 Fête, they still dance the Villain’s Dance from dusk till dawn.”
We are so excited to welcome both author Fiston Mwanza Mujila and translator Roland Glasser for a conversation on this electrifying novel, published by And Other Stories.
Join us on May 21st to celebrate the UK publication of Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s second novel, The Villain’s Dance, translated into English by Roland Glasser.
At Tills Bookshop (1, Hope Park Crescent, EH8 9NA). The event starts at 7pm, doors open at 6.45pm.
Tickets are £5 and redeemable against the cost of the book on the night of the event.