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Alain Mabanckou
All human beings, says an African legend, have an animal double. Some doubles are benign, others wicked. When Kibandi, a boy living in a Congolese village, reaches the age of 11, his father takes him out into the night, and forces him to drink a vile liquid from a jar which has been hidden for years in the earth. This is his initiation.
160 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 5, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9781846687679 |
| Publishers | Profile Books Ltd |
| Pages | 160 |
| Dimensions | 215 × 138 × 25 mm · 178 g |
| Translator | Stevenson, Helen |
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