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Clan Boboto, Joss Doszen

The Clan Boboto stands out from other works that Joss Doszen has published to date: he appears as a pillar. The author wanted to say everything he had on his heart for the cities: the life that teems, youth who built it, the dramas that weave them. Even say that he wanted to spit phlegm all that clutter. Whether this is or what's being said about them, while tarnishes their reputation and illustrating the front cover shows.

The author gets into the skin of each member of a family that has landed, or rather, failed the "negative zone" means Boboto. Besides Scotus Andriy, Mina and Karis who are inbred siblings, among them there are also characters like Bany, a cousin from Africa or Schearo, the "brother" white. Hence the choice of the term "clan" to describe them. We could add Djamila and Arlene, but They have no chapters eponyms.

This series gives voice to a novel compound of chapters could be read as independent news. They are, however, and echo train, underground, a network of meaning quite subtle. Cross-eyes, confrontation of values, diversity of tones. But deep down, the tone is the same: that of sincerity. Each character-narrator appears in the chapter devoted to it in all its truth, in all its complexity also means both hard and soft, docile and domineering. Especially live. All have been forged by the harshness of life as we can to live in a city park where they wanted all the people from elsewhere in the sector. The result is always explosive, literally and figuratively.

The strength of the cities? Belonging to a group. The need to create links in order to feel stronger is visceral, even vital. Much more than social ties materialized through bands such is the spirit of family, his unit who gave the clan Boboto its resilience to all events that could bury them. They might choose different trajectories, there was always at euz will give a balance to the family, to keep somehow.

I especially liked the beginning and end. The first chapter is a very successful portrait and hang it from the introductory page, the one where the character appears briefly and poetic way. This threefold presentation Bany, French, English and Lingala is simply delicious. It is not simply a translation of French text, but the expression of Bany me so that while saying the same thing in the background, texts are different and seasoned spices unique to each language. It's a nice piece of bravery from Bany tasty and text for the reader, as I said above.

The final chapter is exciting because it tells the story of parents and at the same time raises the veil on all the characters. Speaking of emotion, I would also say that the voice of Karis is touching, but which is not? The tone of sincerity that points in each of them makes all the characters endearing, even if they are far from being altar boys. Their sensitivity is reflected, especially through their search for love, which can praître paradoxical in view of their many adventures.

You'll understand, I enjoyed this "urban fairy tale" and I highly recommend it.

Joss Doszen, Clan Boboto, urban tale, Loumeto self-publishing, September 2009, 212 pages.

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