Matapari is an African child of the '90s, growing up in a world of the Internet, satellite TV, and where dictators remake themselves as democrats overnight. His uncle is a stooge for the dictator; his father is a recluse obsessed with proving that blacks played key roles in history. Dongala uses the viewpoint of a child to show up the world of adults, and how one perseveres in a corrupt and violent society.
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Matapari is an African child of the '90s, growing up in a world of the Internet, satellite TV, and where dictators remake themselves as democrats overnight. His uncle is a stooge for the dictator; his father is a recluse obsessed with proving that blacks played key roles in history. Dongala uses the viewpoint of a child to show up the world of adults, and how one perseveres in a corrupt and violent society.
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Add this copy of Little Boys Come From the Stars to cart. $5.01, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Farrar Straus Giroux.
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**SIGNED COPY** Inscribed to "July" and signed by author. Foxing on one or more of the fore-edges. No Highlighting or underlining. Some Wear but overall very good condition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Very good. Great book! Library stamps & slight edge wear on dj. From Publishers Weekly As far as the 14-year-old hero of this delightful, satirical African novel is concerned, his small Congolese town is the center of the universe. Precocious and mischievous Matapari--a nickname that means ""problem child""--comes of a.
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