{"product_id":"african-psycho-paperback","title":"African Psycho - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlain Mabanckou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristine Schwartz Hartley\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Man Booker International Prize 2015\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The novel with which [Mabanckou] cemented his reputation as one of French-language fiction's leading lights . . . Black as pitch and bitter as wormwood, a razor-sharp satire in which the trials of a would-be serial killer are played for laughs.\" --\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIts title recalls Bret Easton Ellis's infamous book, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e. But while Ellis's narrator was a blank slate, the protagonist of \u003ci\u003eAfrican Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e is a quivering mass of lies, neuroses, and relentless internal chatter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGregoire Nakobomayo, a petty criminal, has decided to kill his girlfriend Germaine. He's been planning the crime for some time. But the act of murder requires a bit of psychological and logistical preparation. Luckily, he has a mentor to call on, the far more accomplished serial killer Angoualima. The fact that Angoualima is dead doesn't prevent Gregoire from holding lengthy conversations with him. Little by little, Gregoire interweaves Angoualima's life and criminal exploits with his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContinuing with the plan despite a string of botched attempts and abject failures, Gregoire's final shot at offing Germaine leads to his abrupt unraveling. Lauded in France for its fresh and witty style, \u003ci\u003eAfrican Psycho's\u003c\/i\u003e inventive use of language surprises and delights, relieving the reader through an injection of humor into a plainly disturbing subject.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALAIN MABANCKOU\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, journalist, poet, and academic. A French citizen born in Republic of the Congo, he currently lives in Los Angeles, where he teaches literature and creative writing at UCLA. His books include \u003ci\u003eAfrican Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLetter to Jimmy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTomorrow I'll Be Twenty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lights of Pointe-Noire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlack Moses\u003c\/i\u003e. Mabanckou has twice been a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize, in 2015 and 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 7.96 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43779551199295,"sku":"9781933368504","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/samiestore.shop\/products\/african-psycho-paperback","provider":"Samie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}