{"product_id":"9780312425302","title":"Johnny Mad Dog : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Mad Dog\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Emmanuel Dongala\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Favorite Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohnny Mad Dog, age sixteen, is a member of a rebel faction bent on seizing control of war-torn Congo. Laokolé, at the same age, simply wants to finish high school. Together, they narrate a crossing of paths that has explosive results. Set amid the chaos of West Africa's civil wars, and acclaimed by such writers as Philip Roth and Chinua Achebe, Emmanuel Dongala's powerful, exuberant, and terrifying new work is a coming-of-age story like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Terrifying . . . Emmanuel Dongala grabs us from the start with a language that is rude and raw (Mad Dog's) and lyrical (Laokolé's). . . . He continues to vividly re-create his burning piece of earth.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The manner in which Dongala juxtaposes these two characters' experiences explains more about these wars than most news stories ever could . . . Dongala's fast-paced, irreverent style makes the novel a memorable, thoroughly enjoyable read.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Not only does [Dongala] show the terror, he shows the absurdity, the banality, even the cruel humor, [and] takes swipes at Western relief workers, UN troops, the international media, and 'political experts' who continue to recycle the same story from Africa's war zones.” —\u003ci\u003eAnderson Tepper, The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stark, blackly comic . . . In Laokolé and Mad Dog, Emmanuel Dongala gives us two equally extraordinary portraits of [his characters' brains].” —\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312425302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40660284113102,"sku":"9780312425302","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_35903e22-e607-4160-88a7-36c02a460c0c.jpg?v=1639536674","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312425302","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}