Fiston Mwanza Mujila Explained

Birth Place:	Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Occupation:	Novelist
Language:	French
Nationality:	Congolese
Period:	2009–present
Notableworks:	Tram 83 (2014)
Awards:	Etisalat Prize for Literature (2015)

Fiston Nasser Mwanza Mujila (born 1981 in Lubumbashi) is a Congolese writer. He lives in Graz, Austria, where he teaches African literature.^[1]

Biography

Fiston Mwanza Mujila was the recipient of the gold medal for literature at the 2009 Francophone Games in Lebanon for his text "The Night".^{[2] [3]}

In 2014, Mujila's debut novel, Tram 83, was published by Éditions Métailié to considerable acclaim. In autumn 2015, an English translation (by Roland Glasser) of Tram 83 was published by Deep Vellum Publishing in Dallas, Texas, and received widespread praise.^[4] This translation was also published by Jacaranda Books in the UK and Scribe in Australia and New Zealand. Other translations of Tram 83 have appeared in Italian, Catalan, Dutch, Swedish, Spanish and German. Mujila lives in Graz, Austria.

Mujila was awarded the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature on 19 March 2016 for Tram 83,^[5] the novel having earlier been announced on the longlist for the Man Booker International Prize,^{[6] [7]} and awarded the Grand Prix of Literary Associations (Belles-Lettres Category) on 26 February 2016.^[8] He won the German International Literature Award for Tram 83.^[1]

Bibliography

• Le Fleuve dans le Ventre / Der Fluß im Bauch, poèmes, bilingual edn, translated into German by Ludwig Hartinger, published in Ottensheim an der Donau, Austria by Édition Thanhäuser, 2013, 114 pp. ^[9]
• Tram 83, Novel, Deep Vellum Publishing (Dallas), 2015, 224 pp. ^{[10] [11]}
• Et les moustiques sont des fruits à pépins and Te voir dressé sur tes deux pattes ne fait que mettre de l’huile au feu, Play, Manage, Belgique, Éditions Lansman, 2015, 86 pp. (39 & 36)

See also

• Grand Prix of Literary Associations
• Grands prix des associations littéraires

External links

• Official Website of Fiston Mwanza Mujila
• "Tram 83, the Congolese novel that's wowing the literary world - extract", The Guardian, 7 January 2016.

Notes and References

1. Web site: International Literature Award goes to Fiston Mwanza Mujila's 'Tram 83' . DW . Sabine Peschel . 20 June 2017 . 20 July 2017.
2. Web site: Camille de Marcilly. Fiston Mwanza Mujila: 'Les mots comme des notes'. La Libre Belgique. 1 July 2011. 7 November 2014.
3. Web site: Pierre Lepidi. Fiston Mwanza Mujila, le musicien des mots. Le Monde. 20 March 2013. 7 November 2014.
4. Web site: An Exuberantly Dark First Novel Explores The Chaos Of Central Africa. NPR.org. 8 October 2015. 9 October 2015. John. Powers.
5. http://bookslive.co.za/blog/2016/03/19/fiston-mwanza-mujila-wins-2015-etisalat-prize-for-tram-83/ "Fiston Mwanza Mujila wins 2015 Etisalat Prize for Tram 83"
6. http://themanbookerprize.com/news/man-booker-international-prize-2016-longlist-announced "The Man Booker International Prize 2016 Longlist Announced"
7. http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/congolese-novel-longlisted-man-booker-prize-2016 "Congolese Novel Longlisted For Man Booker Prize 2016"
8. Source: Fiston Mwanza Mujila's Publisher's website: Métailié.
9. Web site: Tristan Guilloux. Le Fleuve dans le ventre de Fiston Mwanza Mujila. africultures.com. 23 August 2013. 7 November 2014.
10. Web site: Philippe Manche. "Tram 83", un bar de nuit qui vit et qui vibre. Le Soir. 25 September 2014. 7 November 2014.
11. Web site: Michel Abescat - Telerama n° 3377. Tram 83 - livre de Fiston Mwanza Mujila. Télérama.fr. 29 September 2014. 7 November 2014.