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Aminata Sow Fall
West AfricaContemporaryPost-colonialFiction
The Beggars' Strike (La Grève des bàttu)
1979Aminata Sow Fall
The story of beggars who revolt against a politician who expels them from the city, examining religious and social obligations in Senegalese society.
West AfricaFiction
The Beggars' Strike
1979Aminata Sow Fall
When a government official drives beggars from the city streets for an international summit, they go on strike — and the city's devout Muslims can no longer fulfill their religious obligation to give alms. A sharp satire.
West AfricaFiction