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Kaveena
Boubacar Boris Diop
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Description for Kaveena
Paperback. Translator(s): Shringarpure, Bhakti; Hanaburgh, Sara C. Series: Global African Voices. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
This dark and suspenseful novel tells the story of a fictitious West African country caught in the grip of civil war. The dispassionate and deadpan narrator, Asante Kroma, is a former head of Secret Services and finds himself living with the corpse of the dictator, a man who once ruled his nation with an iron fist. Through a series of flashbacks and letters penned by the dictator, N'Zo Nikiema, readers discover the role of the French shadow leader, Pierre Castaneda, whose ongoing ambition to exploit the natural resources of the country knows no limits. As these powerful men use others ... Read more
This dark and suspenseful novel tells the story of a fictitious West African country caught in the grip of civil war. The dispassionate and deadpan narrator, Asante Kroma, is a former head of Secret Services and finds himself living with the corpse of the dictator, a man who once ruled his nation with an iron fist. Through a series of flashbacks and letters penned by the dictator, N'Zo Nikiema, readers discover the role of the French shadow leader, Pierre Castaneda, whose ongoing ambition to exploit the natural resources of the country knows no limits. As these powerful men use others ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Global African Voices
Condition
New
Weight
337g
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253020482
SKU
V9780253020482
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About Boubacar Boris Diop
Boubacar Boris Diop, one of Africa's most original and important authors, has written six novels including Murambi, The Book of Bones (IUP). He currently writes and teaches in Senegal. Sara C. Hanaburgh is an independent scholar of African literature and cinema and translator of Angele Rawiri's Fureurs et cris de femmes. Bhakti Shringarpure is ... Read more
Reviews for Kaveena
Always opinionated, always passionate, and always worth reading.
The Lit Hub
This is Diop's way of digging out of a silent history.
Contemporary Francophone Writers and the Burden of Commitment
Clear-sighted and desperate, speaks relentlessly of Africa bruised at the hands of local and foreign politicians, brutal, greedy, merciless. A brave novel that pulls no punches. ... Read more
The Lit Hub
This is Diop's way of digging out of a silent history.
Contemporary Francophone Writers and the Burden of Commitment
Clear-sighted and desperate, speaks relentlessly of Africa bruised at the hands of local and foreign politicians, brutal, greedy, merciless. A brave novel that pulls no punches. ... Read more