Les femmes de Pakadjuma
I’m a bastard. An “adulturous child” as they say in Pakadjuma. Here I am again, Ophélie, here in Pakadjuma. I am faced with my stories once told only by my mother. But, today, through the stony streets of this neighbourhood where I was born, I am reborn. Whow are the characters who liven up this place whose reputation is painted red and black in the Kinois Imagination? Are the “Balobaki” stories about the women who live there trye?
From the pen of Ange Kasongo, Ophélie sets ou on a quest for identity in the most feared slum of the Congolese capital. The foreign origins of her father and the stages of this research place face to face with universal questions about space, identity, insecurity and realtionships with others. Here is a fictional story with autobiographical tomes that takes readers on an unforgettable tour of Paka.
Author: Ange Kasongo
Pages: 127
Published: in the DRC by Mlimani Editions
Original language: French
Rights: all rights available