In this chapter, I primarily focus my analyses on Alain Mabanckou’s 2009 novel, Black Bazar [Black Bazaarin English]. This novel, however, is part of a larger intermedial project, also entitled Black Bazar, which, to date, consists of the novel, two music albums (Black Bazar, and Black Bazar Round 2) and a one-man stage performance by Modeste Nzapassara (2010).

The chapter also puts Black Bazar into limited dialog with some of Mabanckou’s earlier novels, including his first, Bleu-Blanc-Rouge (1998) and Verre Cassé (2006).