Alain Mabanckou

Alain Mabanckou is a male writer, poet, university teacher, and children's writer born in Pointe-Noire in 1966. He holds citizenship in the Republic of the Congo and France. His native language is French, which he also speaks and writes. He has been educated at Paris Dauphine University, Nantes University, Paris 12 University, and Marien Ngouabi University.

Mabanckou has worked as a university teacher at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Michigan. He resides in Downtown Los Angeles. His notable works include *כוס שבורה*, *Penser et écrire l'Afrique aujourd'hui*, *L'Europe depuis l'Afrique*, *Poésie africaine*, and *Lettres noires*. He has received the Knight of the Legion of Honour, the Prix Renaudot, and the Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie. He was also nominated for the International Booker Prize.