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God's Bits of Wood

Ousmane Sembène
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Region

West Africa

Senegal

Era

Post-colonial

Language

French (Les Bouts de bois de Dieu)

Genre

Fiction

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A fictional treatment of the 1947-48 railroad strike in colonial Senegal, depicting the struggle of African railway workers against French colonial authorities.

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One of the most significant African protest novels of the 20th century

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A fictional treatment of the 1947-48 railroad strike in colonial Senegal, depicting the struggle of African railway workers against French colonial authorities. One of the most significant African protest novels of the 20th century

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