The Suns of Independence
Autor Ahmadou Kouroumaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2023
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781035901036
ISBN-10: 103590103X
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Apollo
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 103590103X
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Apollo
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Caracteristici
Kourouma had received eighteen literary awards including the prestigious Prix Renaudot and Prix Goncourt des Lycéens awards . His most popular novels include Allah Is Not Obliged (2000), The Suns of Independence (1968), and Waiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote (1998).
Notă biografică
Ahmadou Kourouma was a prominent writer, playwright, and activist born in 1927 in Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire. Educated in Mali, he served in the French military for several years before leaving to study Mathematics in Paris. He returned to Côte d'Ivoire after it won its independence in 1960 but was subsequently imprisoned and exiled for his criticism of the new government. He published his first novel, The Suns of Independence, in 1968, going on to win the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire and the Prix Maillé-Latour-Landry.His work continues to find success in France, with his novel, Allah n'est pas obligé winning the prestigious Prix Renaudot and Prix Goncourt des Lycéens awards in 2000. Kourouma died in 2003. Translated from the French by Adrian Adams.Adrian Adams was born in 1945 in New York and was a lecturer in social anthropology at Aberdeen University. She was a political campaigner for the rights of Kounghani farmers against the Senegalese state and helped established basic health care in the area and literacy programmes in the Soninke language.
Recenzii
Perhaps the most remarkable African novelist writing in French.
The best-known African writer in France.
One of the few post-colonial African writers with an international reputation.
The best-known African writer in France.
One of the few post-colonial African writers with an international reputation.