God's Bits of Wood (African Writers Series)
God's Bits of Wood (African Writers Series)
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Book Description
In 1947-48 the workers on the Dakar-Niger railway staged a strike. In this vivid, timeless novel, Sembene Ousmane envinces the color, passion, and tragedy of those formative years in the history of West Africa.
About the Author
Sembene Ousmane is from Senegal. He is the author of Xala, Black Docker, Niiwam and Taaw and The Money Order with White Genesis.
God's Bits of Wood (African Writers Series),Sembene Ousmane,Heinemann,0435909592,American - African American & Black,Fiction,Historical fiction,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Literature: Folklore/Mythology,Railroad stories,Senegal,Strikes and lockouts
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