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The Beggars' Strike (La Grève des bàttu)

Aminata Sow Fall
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Region

West Africa

Senegal

Era

Contemporary

Language

French

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Fiction

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The story of beggars who revolt against a politician who expels them from the city, examining religious and social obligations in Senegalese society.

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Winner of Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire; author considered first published woman novelist from francophone Black Africa

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The story of beggars who revolt against a politician who expels them from the city, examining religious and social obligations in Senegalese society. Winner of Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire; author considered first published woman novelist from francophone Black Africa

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