| Johnny Mad Dog Contributor(s): Dongala, Emmanuel (Author), Ascher, Maria Louise (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0312425309 ISBN-13: 9780312425302 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: Set amid the chaos of West Africa's civil wars, Dongala's striking new novel tells the story of two teenagers growing up while rival ethnic groups fight for control of their country. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 990 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.95 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - West Africa - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Los Angeles Times Book Review Favorite Book of the Year Johnny Mad Dog, age sixteen, is a member of a rebel faction bent on seizing control of war-torn Congo. Laokol , at the same age, simply wants to finish high school. Together, they narrate a crossing of paths that has explosive results. Set amid the chaos of West Africa's civil wars, and acclaimed by such writers as Philip Roth and Chinua Achebe, Emmanuel Dongala's powerful, exuberant, and terrifying new work is a coming-of-age story like no other. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dongala, Emmanuel: - Emmanuel Dongala was a resident from birth of Brazzaville, capital of the Congo Republic (formerly French Congo), until he left the country in 1997 during its civil war. He teaches at Simon's Rock College of Bard and lives in western Massachusetts. |
