Broken Glass by Alain Mabanckou
"Broken Glass" is a satirical novel that takes place in a seedy bar in the Congo. The narrator, a disgraced schoolteacher known as Broken Glass, has been commissioned by the bar's owner to write about the bar and its regulars. The story is a chaotic, humorous, and poignant exploration of the lives of these characters, their histories, and their relationships, all told in a single, run-on sentence without any full stops.
The 8060th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 2005
- Nationality
- Congolese
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 165-200
- Words
- Unknown
- Original Language
- French
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This book is on the following lists:
- 99th on The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian)