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Kaveena

Diop, Boubacar BorisColy, Ayo A.(Foreword by)Hanaburgh, Sara C.(Translated by)Shringarpure, Bhakti(Translated by)
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This dark and suspenseful novel tells the story of a fictitious West African country caught in the grip of civil war.

The dispassionate and deadpan narrator, Asante Kroma, is a former head of Secret Services and finds himself living with the corpse of the dictator, a man who once ruled his nation with an iron fist.

Through a series of flashbacks and letters penned by the dictator, N'Zo Nikiema, readers discover the role of the French shadow leader, Pierre Castaneda, whose ongoing ambition to exploit the natural resources of the country knows no limits.

As these powerful men use others as pawns in a violent real-life chess match, it is the murder of six-year-old Kaveena and her mother's quest for vengeance that brings about a surprise reckoning.

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Product Details
Indiana University Press
0253020484 / 9780253020482
Paperback / softback
843.914
28/03/2016
United States
English
General
xii, 231 pages
22 cm
Professional & Vocational Learn More
Translated from the French.