West Africa
Senegal
Contemporary
French
Fiction
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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editorial-summarynot primary textThe 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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