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Title	:	Little Boys Come from the Stars
Author	:	Emmanuel Dongala
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 256 pages
Published	:	March 12th 2002 by Anchor (first published January 1st 1998)
Categories	:	Cultural. Africa. Fiction. Central Africa. Republic Of The Congo

Little Boys Come from the Stars

Emmanuel Dongala

Paperback | Pages: 256 pages

Rating: 3.89 | 176 Users | 24 Reviews

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Sardonic, subtle, and sweetly scathing, Little Boys Come from the Stars is satire at its best.

Set in an unnamed country in equatorial Africa, it tells the story of Michel, a precocious teen dubbed Matapari (“trouble”) because of his extraordinary birth. Though his father is a reclusive scholar, his mother a pious though confused Catholic, and his uncle a shameless opportunist determined to gain power in the shifting politics of their post-colonial nation, Matapari remains an unsullied child who wears Reeboks, drinks Coke, reads Japanese comics, and watches Rambo. But when his family becomes the nucleus of the revolution for democracy, Matapari proves to be the ideal narrator for this story of violent upheaval and bloody corruption–a voice whose ironic innocence makes bearable and even humorous the awful realities of the world it describes.

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Original Title:	Les petits garçons naissent aussi des étoiles
ISBN:	0385721226 (ISBN13: 9780385721226)
Edition Language:	English

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Ratings: 3.89 From 176 Users | 24 Reviews

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It's been a while since I read this book, and I've been meaning to write a few folks about it for some time now -- so please forgive any omission of detail. I really enjoyed reading this piece. I rarely read fiction, so it's possible this book was a draw to me because of the political, cultural, and interpersonal depth it offerred (plus, it was a gift). It is basically a story of an unnamed African country's experience of political upheaval, told from the perspective of a young boy. It's

This book was far funnier than I expected it to be, given that it's about a communist state in equatorial Africa and its overthrow. But the child narrator has some really humorous misunderstandings about the state of things.

Underlying themes of the first-ever born set of triplets in village, familial ties and traditions, and "democracy" as seen through different lenses, made for a story that was witty, enlightening, and educational.

I read this book when I had Emmanuel Dongala as a professor in college. I must say it was very interesting analyzing a book in class when the professor was the one who wrote it. But nevertheless, it was a pretty good read and I enjoyed it.

Très belle écriture, vivre l'indépendance vu des yeux d'un enfants et un bijou

Adorable tale of twins/triplets blended into pop culture and Congolese political systems.

A great story but not really well told. Interesting to learn the history of the Congo and extremely disturbing. Some terrifically drawn characters but the hero who writes is a but full of himself so the story loses credibility.