Allah Is Not Obliged
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Allah Is Not Obliged by Ahmadou Kourouma
'The full, final and completely complete title of my bullshit story is: Allah is not obliged to be fair about all things he does here on earth' Birahima's story is one of horror and laughter.
A work of luminous humanity -- Michael Thompson-Noel * Financial Times *
it is a powerful, shocking and deeply moving novel, an African Lord of the Flies..Through Kourouma's skilful telling, the characters live on the page -- Aminatta Forna * Guardian *
An exceptional storyteller * Independent *
Allah is Not Obliged... deftly captures the mixture of horror, fascination and detachment with which a child views the world of grown-up folly * The Economist *
Melding fiction and fact with the humility of childhood, Ahmadou Kourouma deftly exposes the desperate nature of the civil wars - and the relentless poverty - that have ravaged Africa, and brings the grandeur of gestures such as the G8 pledges into uncomfortably sharp relief -- Sarak Birke * New Statesman *
it is a powerful, shocking and deeply moving novel, an African Lord of the Flies..Through Kourouma's skilful telling, the characters live on the page -- Aminatta Forna * Guardian *
An exceptional storyteller * Independent *
Allah is Not Obliged... deftly captures the mixture of horror, fascination and detachment with which a child views the world of grown-up folly * The Economist *
Melding fiction and fact with the humility of childhood, Ahmadou Kourouma deftly exposes the desperate nature of the civil wars - and the relentless poverty - that have ravaged Africa, and brings the grandeur of gestures such as the G8 pledges into uncomfortably sharp relief -- Sarak Birke * New Statesman *
Ahmadou Kourouma was born in the Ivory Coast in 1927. Hailed as one of the leading African writers in French, he died in 2003.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099433927 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099433923 |
| Title | Allah Is Not Obliged |
| Author | Ahmadou Kourouma |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-08-02 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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