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Ahmadou Kourouma uses satire and a child soldier’s voice to narrate dictatorship and West African wars. Véronique Tadjo connects the Ebola epidemic with relationships between humans and nature. GauZ’ depicts a colonial expedition and contemporary Parisian security guards through distinct humorous narratives. The selection moves from histories of power to migration, labour and global dependence.
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The dictator Koyaga's satirical story examines alliances, violence and power during the Cold War.
Original title: En attendant le vote des bêtes sauvages
University of Virginia Press
Translated by Carrol F. Coates
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Birahima searches for his aunt but is drawn into child-soldier units during West African wars.
Original title: Allah n’est pas obligé
A polyphonic account of the Ebola epidemic brings human testimony together with voices from nature.
Original title: En compagnie des hommes
Black security guards observe Parisian consumerism and the changing lives of Ivorian migrants.
Original title: Debout-Payé
A French colonist’s and a communist-raised child’s stories connect two centuries of encounters with Africa.
Original title: Camarade Papa
A fresh exploration of Queen Pokou’s legend and the cost of founding a community.
Brief vignettes weave encounters, separations and intersecting human lives.
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