{"product_id":"the-tears-of-the-black-man-9780253035837","title":"The Tears of the Black Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTears of the Black Man\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author Alain Mabanckou explores what it means to be black in the world today. Mabanckou confronts the long and entangled history of Africa, France, and the United States as it has been shaped by slavery, colonialism, and their legacy today. Without ignoring the injustices and prejudice still facing blacks, he distances himself from resentment and victimhood, arguing that focusing too intensely\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eon the crimes of the past is limiting. Instead, it is time to ask: Now what? Embracing the challenges faced by ethnic minority communities today, \u003ci\u003eThe Tears of the Black Man \u003c\/i\u003elooks to the future, choosing to believe that the history of Africa has yet to be written and seeking a path toward affirmation and reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alain Mabanckou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253035837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\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, \u003ci\u003eThe Lights of Pointe-Noire\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Black Moses\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDominic Thomas is Madeleine L. Letessier Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. His books include \u003ci\u003eNation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBlack France: Colonialism, Immigration, and Transnationalism\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eAfrica and France: Postcolonial Cultures, Migration, and Racism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40490338910323,"sku":"9.78025E+12","price":18.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_60e56aa4-4d79-4c63-8f20-1e6ccbd0fd0e.jpg?v=1664888976","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-tears-of-the-black-man-9780253035837","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}