Douce Dibondo's debut novel goes behind the scenes of activism
In "Mouvement," the writer and poet explores what sustained struggle does to the people who carry it, according to an interview in Télérama.
Douce Dibondo, a writer and poet involved in Afrofeminist and queer struggles, has published her first novel, "Mouvement," according to Télérama, which describes the book as an immersion into the backstage of activism.
In the interview, Dibondo says she wanted to show what militant struggle does to the people engaged in it, rather than simply recount the causes themselves. Télérama places her among the writers it is tracking this season under its "Repérée" tag, a marker for new voices worth watching.
The novel draws on her own engagement in Afrofeminist and queer movements, though the source material does not specify a plot beyond this focus on activist life. According to Télérama, Dibondo has already begun writing her next book, though no further detail on it is given.
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