Tram 83

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Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2016

By Fiston Mujila Mwanza

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Tram 83 is a vivid exploration of a chaotic, post-colonial African city teeming with miners, tourists, and hustlers. Seen through the eyes of two main characters, the novel captures the pulsating nightlife and vibrant dynamics within the famous bar, Tram 83. Fiston Mujila Mwanza's narrative is a poetic and raw depiction of a society grappling with its own identity and challenges.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by depictions of urban life in an African city infused with vibrancy and chaos. The narrative vividly captures the lively atmosphere of a bustling nightclub where a mix of artists, political players, and dreamers converge, offering a unique and compelling portrait of contemporary society.

A pulsating novel of urban abandonment in the Congo.

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A pulsating novel of urban abandonment in the Congo. In an unnamed African city in secession, profit-seekers of all languages and nationalities mix. They have only one desire: to make a fortune by exploiting the mineral wealth of the land.

Two friends - Lucien, a writer with literary ambitions, home from abroad, and his childhood friend Requiem, who dreams of taking over the seedy underworld of their hometown - gather in the most notorious nightclub in town: the Tram 83. Around them gravitate gangsters and young girls, soldiers and stowaways, profit-seeking tourists and federal agents of a nonexistent State.

Tram 83 plunges the reader into a modern African gold rush as cynical as it is comic and colourfully exotic. A daring feat of narrative imagination and linguistic creativity, Tram 83 uses the rhythms of jazz to weave a tale of human relationships in a world that has become a global village.

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Tram 83 by Fiston Mujila Mwanza has been praised for its vibrant and poetic prose, capturing the chaotic energy of a fictional African city. Critics appreciate its vivid depiction of urban life and the colourful cast of characters frequenting a night club. It has been noted for its innovative narrative style and exploration of post-colonial themes.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925106947

Publisher: Scribe Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 August 2015

Country: Australia

Imprint: Scribe Publications

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 222g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Fiston Mwanza Mujila was born in 1981 in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, where he went to a Catholic school before studying literature and human sciences at Lubumbashi University. He now lives in Graz, Austria, and is pursuing a PhD in Romance Languages. His writing has been awarded with numerous prizes, including the Gold Medal at the 6th Jeux de la Francophonie in Beirut as well as the Best Text for Theatre ("Preis fur das beste Stuck", State Theatre, Mainz) in 2010. His poems, prose works, and plays are reactions to the political turbulence that has come in the wake of the independence of the Congo and its effect on day-to-day life. As he describes in one of his poems, his texts describe a 'geography of hunger': hunger for peace, freedom, and bread. Tram 83 written in French and published in August 2014 as a lead title of the entree litteraire by Editions Metailie, is his first novel. It has been shortlisted and won numerous literary prizes in France, Austria, England, and the United States.