Alain Mabanckou

Alain Mabanckou

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The Death of Comrade President (Standalone) was the most recently released book by Alain Mabanckou, on August 16th, 2018.

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Alain Mabanckou Stats: The most read book by Alain Mabanckou on Book Notification is Black Bazaar, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Alain Mabanckou books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Letter to Jimmy
2007
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2
Black Bazaar
2009
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3
Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty
2010
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4
Black Moses
2015
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5
The Death of Comrade President
2018
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
African Psycho
2003
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2
Broken Glass
2005
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3
Memoirs of a Porcupine
2006
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List of Africa List Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
As Long As Trees Take Root in the Earth
2007
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2
Black Diamond (By: Zakes Mda)
2009
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3
Passage of Tears (By: Abdourahman A. Waberi)
2009
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4
Rachel's Blue (By: Zakes Mda)
2013
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5
Naming the Dawn (By: Abdourahman A. Waberi)
2019
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6
Modern Sovereign (By: Joseph Tonda)
2020
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7
Of Morsels and Marvels (By: Maryse Condé)
2020
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8
A Land Like You (By: Tobie Nathan)
2020
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9
What Is Africa to Me? (By: Maryse Condé)
2021
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10
Seasons in Hippoland (By: Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ)
2021
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11
Culture and Liberation (By: Alex la Guma)
2022
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12
The Journey of a Caribbean Writer (By: Maryse Condé)
2022
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13
The Language of Languages (By: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o)
2022
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List of Global African Voices Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Shameful State (By: Sony Labou Tansi)
1981
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2
Blue White Red
1998
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3
The Negro Grandsons of Vercingetorix
2002
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4
Queen of Flowers and Pearls (By: Gabriella Ghermandi)
2007
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5
The Tears of the Black Man
2012
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6
Cruel City (By: Mongo Beti)
2013
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7
Kaveena (By: Boubacar Boris Diop)
2016
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8
The Heart of the Leopard Children (By: Wilfried N'Sondé)
2016
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9
Harvest of Skulls (By: Abdourahman A. Waberi)
2017
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10
The Silence of the Spirits (By: Wilfried N'Sondé)
2017
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11
Congo Inc. (By: In Koli Jean Bofane)
2018
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12
Concrete Flowers (By: Wilfried N'Sondé)
2018
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13
My Kingdom for a Guitar (By: Kidi Bebey)
2021
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14
Casablanca Story (By: In Koli Jean Bofane)
2022
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List of Alain Mabanckou Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Gods and Soldiers
2009
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2
The Granta Book of the African Short Story
2011
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3
Francophone Sub-Saharan African Literature in Global Contexts
2012
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4
A London Address
2013
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5
Dr. Cicero 1
2020
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Alain Mabanckou

Alain Mabanckou was born on February 24th, 1966 and is currently 59 years old. Alain Mabanckou was born in Pointe-Noire.

Alain Mabanckou is probably best known for their Standalone Novels. There are currently 5 novels available. The first standalone was released in 2007 with the novel Letter to Jimmy. The most recently released novel was The Death of Comrade President which was released in 2018. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Alain at this time.

Alain Mabanckou has also written the Global African Voices series which has 14 books including The Shameful State and Blue White Red.

Alain Mabanckou: Awards & Accolades

Alain Mabanckou was nominated for the International Booker Prize, Outstanding Achievement in Fiction, in 2015.

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Alain Mabanckou: F.A.Q

When was Alain Mabanckou Born? How old is Alain Mabanckou?

Alain Mabanckou was born on February 24th, 1966. Alain Mabanckou is currently 59 years old.

Where was Alain Mabanckou Born?

Alain Mabanckou was born in Pointe-Noire, .

What was the first book Alain Mabanckou wrote?

The first book written by Alain Mabanckou was Blue White Red, published in 1998.

What was the most recent book Alain Mabanckou wrote?

Their most recently released work was The Death of Comrade President on August 16th, 2018.

Will there be any more books by Alain Mabanckou?

Alain Mabanckou does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has Alain Mabanckou written?

Alain Mabanckou has written 12 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 5 Standalone Novels, 3 Short Stories/Novellas, 1 book in the Africa List Series, 3 books in the Global African Voices Series.

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