The fire of origins by Emmanuel Dongala

The fire of origins

He was born far from a bush village and a forest of planted palms marks the place of his birth. Strange with his green eyes, inherited from a glorious ancestor, Mandala Mankunku turns out to be smart and curious. Blacksmith, hunter, sculptor, witch doctor, healer, he surpasses his masters and soon rebels against an ancient world that he fears he has gone around.

Yet the worst of upheavals arrives: white men flood the continent, killing, stealing, subjugating. Will Mandala Mankunku, the feared man, the most admired in the village, be able to resist the march of History?

Through this hero, Emmanuel Dongala revisits the first half of the 20th century and pays homage to a land desecrated by colonization. A poetic fable with an epic spirit, The Fire of Origins stands as an eternal legend to be passed down to future generations.