{"product_id":"the-negro-grandsons-of-vercingetorix-9780253043887","title":"The Negro Grandsons of Vercingetorix","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in the imaginary African Republic of Vietongo, \u003ci\u003eThe Negro Grandsons of Vercingetorix\u003c\/i\u003e begins when conflict breaks out between rival leaders and the regional ethnic groups they represent. Events recorded in a series of notebooks under the watchful eye of Hortense Lloki show how civil war culminates in a series of outlandish actions perpetrated by the warring parties' private militias--the Anacondas and the Romans from the North who have seized power against Vercingetorix (named after none other than the legendary Gallic warrior who fought against Caesar's army) and his Little Negro Grandsons in the South who are eager to regain control. Award-winning author Alain Mabanckou is at his satiric best in this novel that catalogues the pain and suffering caused by the ravages of civil war. Translated into English for the first time, this novel provides a gritty slice of life in an active war zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlain Mabanckou is a Franco-Congolese author and Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. His novels include \u003ci\u003eBlue White Red\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfrican Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBroken Glass, Memoirs of a Porcupine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTomorrow I'll Be Twenty\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lights of Pointe-Noire\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of numerous literary prizes such as the Grand Prix Littéraire de l'Afrique noire, Prix Renaudot, Prix Georges Brassens, and the Grand Prix de Littérature Henri Gal from the Académie Française for his life's work.\u003cbr\u003eBill Johnston's most recent translations include Adam Mickiewicz's epic poem \u003ci\u003ePan Tadeusz\u003c\/i\u003e and Julia Fiedorczuk's \u003ci\u003eOxygen\u003c\/i\u003e from the Polish, as well as Jeanne Benameur's \u003ci\u003eThe Child Who\u003c\/i\u003e from the French. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the PEN Translation Prize, the Best Translated Book Award, and the Found in Translation Prize. He teaches literary translation at Indiana University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460071723282,"sku":"9780253043887","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9bfbddff-5408-4783-8806-5dfa2b91cc32.jpg?v=1730025432","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-negro-grandsons-of-vercingetorix-9780253043887","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}