Alain Mabanckou, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alain Mabanckou

Congolese writer

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1966

Place of Birth: Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo

Profession: writer, poet, poet lawyer, university teacher, children's writer

Nationality: France, Republic of the Congo

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Alain Mabanckou (born 24 February 1966) is a novelist, journalist, poet, and academic, a French citizen born in the Republic of the Congo, he is currently a Professor of Literature at UCLA.
He is best known for his novels and non-fiction writing depicting the experience of contemporary Africa and the African diaspora in France.
He is among the best known and most successful writers in the French language and one of the best known African writers in France.
In some circles in Paris he is known as the Samuel Beckett of Africa.
He is also controversial, and criticized by some African and diaspora writers for stating Africans bear responsibility for their own misfortune.