The Shameful State

Name: The Shameful State
Author: Sony Labou Tansi

About the author

Congolese playwright and novelist whose ferocious, wildly inventive fiction challenged African tyranny with exuberant linguistic violence. The Antipeople and Life and a Half brought him international recognition as a major African voice.

More by Sony Labou Tansi

Life and a HalfSurreal narrative of man unable to fully live in post-colonial Congo
The AntipeopleExperimental novel critiquing dehumanization under corrupt African authoritarian regime
The Seven Solitudes of Lorsa LopezFragmented narrative exploring isolation and existential crisis in Congo
Antoine m'a vendu son destin