Overview
Region
West Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Era
Post-colonial
Language
French
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
Alternative edition note — Kourouma's novel about the deposed Malinke king Fama, whose world was destroyed by independence. Published first in Canada, then France after initial rejection.
Literary Significance
Kourouma was rejected by French publishers for 'bad French' — his African syntax was revolutionary, not incorrect