AVAILABLE MAY 28 FROM CATALYST PRESS
Chaos in Kinshasa
9781946395986
$19.95 paperback
Graphic novel, Adult
112 Pages
When Ernest, a low-level gangster from Harlem, wins tickets to travel to Zaire to attend the “Rumble in the Jungle,” the now-legendary bout between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, he’s eager to reconnect with his African roots and escape the ruthless gang leaders he’s indebted to back home. But in Zaire, Ernest becomes entangled in an Angolan coup against the country’s embattled president Mobutu Sese Seko—inspired by Che Guevara himself—and soon realizes that Zaire may hold even more dangers for him than Harlem ever could.
Barly Baruti is a renowned Congolese cartoonist. Born in 1959 in Kisangani, Congo, Barly has been described by the BBC as “the Congolese author best known outside his country.” Baruti is the co-founder of the Atelier de Création et de l’Initiation à l’Art to encourage talented youth in Kinshasa, and was recently appointed Facilitator of Partnerships and Cultural Relations in Europe by the Congolese Ministry of Culture.
Thierry Bellefroid is a comics reporter who works for the Belgian television company RTB, where he presents Sous Couverture, a literary magazine. He directed Mille-Feuilles from 2004 to 2011, and Livrés à Domicile from 2011 to 2019. From 2007 to 2020, Thierry was a guest lecturer at UCLouvain, where he taught comics reporting. He has published three novels, a collection of short stories and a digital novel.
Ivanka Hahnenberger has translated over 60 comics and graphic novels, including several highly acclaimed titles such as Climate Changed, Blue is the Warmest Color, Madame Livingstone, and Catherine’s War, which won her the Silver 2021 Batchelder Award.
Chaos in Kinshasa
Barly Baruti (Created by), Thierry Bellefroid (Created by), Ivanka Hahnenberger (Translated by)
FRONTLIST | On Sale Date: May 28, 2024
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