{"product_id":"chaos-in-kinshasa-9781946395986","title":"Chaos in Kinshasa","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom beloved Congolese comics creator Barly Baruti and Belgian comics critic Thierry Bellefroid, t\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eranslated from the original French by Batchelder Award-winning translator Ivanka Hahnenberger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Harlem gangster's trip to Central Africa to attend the legendary 1974 Ali-Foreman \"Rumble in the Jungle\" boxing match becomes a one-way ticket to the seedy underground of Zaire-complete with espionage, murder, and a communist plot to overthrow Zaire's infamous President Mobutu.\u003c\/b\u003eWhen Ernest, a low-level gangster from Harlem, wins tickets to travel to Zaire to attend the \"Rumble in the Jungle,\" the now-legendary bout between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, he's eager to reconnect with his African roots and escape the ruthless gang leaders he's indebted to back home. But in Zaire, Ernest becomes entangled in an Angolan coup against the country's embattled president Mobutu Sese Seko--inspired by Che Guevara himself--and soon realizes that Zaire may hold even more dangers for him than Harlem ever could.A Cold-War-era thriller set against the backdrop of a landmark moment in sports history, Chaos in Kinshasa features Barly Baruti's characteristic art and Thierry Bellefroid's punchy dialogue woven in with the elements of a great gangster story--sex, spies, bribes, and murder. A thrill ride through a pivotal moment in Cold War, African, and sports history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBaruti Kandolo Lilela\u003c\/b\u003e, better known by his pen name Barly Baruti, is a renowned Congolese cartoonist. He has been described by the BBC as \"the Congolese author best known outside his country.\" Baruti is the co-founder of the Atelier de Cr?ation et de l'Initiation ? l'Art Creative Workshop for an Initiation to Art) to encourage talented youth in Kinshasa, and he is responsible for organizing the first Afro BD show in Kinshasa in the effort to promote African comics. He currently lives in Kinshasa. In 2023, Barly was named Facilitator of Partnerships and Cultural Relations in Europe by the Congolese Ministry of Culture.\u003cb\u003eThierry Bellefroid \u003c\/b\u003eworks for the Belgian television company, RTB. He has published three novels, a collection of short stories and a digital novel. Amongst many things, he has been a member of numerous comics juries; he has been a member of Groupe d'Experts sur la Bande Dessinée pour la Communauté Française de Belgique since its creation in 2001 and a commissioner for the Commission for Aid to Comics of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation of Belgium until 2015; he coordinated comic strip animations for eight years for the Brussels Book Fair; and has participated in the catalogs of many comics exhibitions. \u003cb\u003eIvanka Hahnenberger\u003c\/b\u003e has translated over 60 comics and graphic novels, including several highly acclaimed titles such as \u003ci\u003eClimate Changed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlue is the Warmest Color\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMadame Livingstone \u003c\/i\u003e(a 2021 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eGlobetrotting title) and \u003ci\u003eCatherine's War\u003c\/i\u003e, which won her the Silver 2021 Batchelder Award. She has lived in Europe since 1983, primarily in France and Germany but with several short stays in other European nations, and presently lives in London. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catalyst Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50891867783442,"sku":"9781946395986","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7b688da0-f4b8-4c3e-82e8-d8112ba8a195.jpg?v=1738172358","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chaos-in-kinshasa-9781946395986","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}