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God's Bits of Wood

In 1947-48 the workers on the Dakar-Niger railway came out on strike. Sembene Ousmane, in this vivid, timeless novel, evinces all the color, passion, and tragedy of those formative years in the history of West Africa.

Important places

Bamako (6)
Dakar (13)
Thies (1)

Regions

Bamako (6)
Dakar (13)
Thiès (1)

Countries

Mali (59)
Senegal (48)

Other geographical areas

Western Africa (561)
Africa (5,755)