Black Bazar

Black Bazar is a literary fiction novel written by Congolese novelist Alain Mabanckou and published in February 2009. It depicts post colonial Congo and is narrated a character known as Buttologist—a reference to his love for his love for buttocks.[1][2]

In 2012, the novel was translated to French by Sarah Ardizzone. Jane Housham in a review for The Guardian called Black Bazar a "dazzling cultural catalogue."[1] Adele King review that it was fun and easy to read.[3]

Themes

The novel incorporate themes such as colonialism, feminism, eroticism and luxury.[3]

References
  1. Housham, Jane (17 July 2012). "Black Bazaar by Alain Mabanckou, translated by Sarah Ardizzone - review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. Knox, Katelyn (2015). "Selling (out) on the Black Market: Black Bazar 's Literary Sape". Research in African Literatures. Indiana University Press. 46 (2): 52–69. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. King, Adele (2009). "Black Bazar by Alain Mabanckou (review)". World Literature Today. Project MUSE. 83 (4): 66–67. doi:10.1353/wlt.2009.0093.
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