Le pain maudit
Mata Mamengi, Alain (aka Al'Mata)
Illustrator country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Scenarist: Bathy, Asimba
Scenarist country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Language: French
Keywords: childhood; children; poverty; school
The cursed bread – A boy and a girl are going to school. The boy pretends to cry and a man who passes by gives him a loaf of bread. Despite his friend’s protest at the unfair donation, the boy puts the bread in his bag and goes to school. They arrive late, and the teacher takes his bag and secretly eats his bread, but during the night he’ll be tormented by the nightmares.
Technique: Felt tip pen on paper
Black and White
Original drawings
Year: 1997
Dimensions: 29,7 x 42 cm
Inventory: inv. 430 / coll. CX24.CONGO.ALMATA.6
Number of sheets: 1
Notes: The page is made up of two 21 x 29,7 cm sheets glued together - The page on verso reports the Author's name and address, the title, and a post-it that says: "Le pain maudit", scenario: Asimba, dessin: Al'Mata, edition: Bleu-Blanc 1998
