Sembene Ousmane
God's Bits of Wood Paperback Book
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It is 1947 and the workers on the DakarNiger Railway have come out on strike. Sembene Ousmane, in this vivid and moving novel, evokes all of the colour, passion and tragedy of those decisive years in history.Ever since they left Thies, the women had not stopped singing. As soon as one group allowed the refrain to die, another picked it up, and new verses were born at the hazard of chance or inspiration, one word leading to another and each finding, in its turn, its rhythm and its place. No one was very sure any longer where the song began, or if it had an ending.Gods Bits of Wood is Sembene Ousmanes internationally renowned novel, based on his own experiences of the landmark 1947 railroad strike that spread across French West Africa.A classic. GuardianOusmane Sembene [was] a crucial figure in Africas postcolonial cultural awakening. New York TimesA powerful story. KirkusTranslated from the French by Francis Price.
Binding: Paperback;352 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing plc; Classification: FA; Weight: 502 g; Dimensions: 127 x 198 x 21
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It is 1947 and the workers on the DakarNiger Railway have come out on strike. Sembene Ousmane, in this vivid and moving novel, evokes all of the colour, passion and tragedy of those decisive years in history.Ever since they left Thies, the women had not stopped singing. As soon as one group allowed the refrain to die, another picked it up, and new verses were born at the hazard of chance or inspiration, one word leading to another and each finding, in its turn, its rhythm and its place. No one was very sure any longer where the song began, or if it had an ending.Gods Bits of Wood is Sembene Ousmanes internationally renowned novel, based on his own experiences of the landmark 1947 railroad strike that spread across French West Africa.A classic. GuardianOusmane Sembene [was] a crucial figure in Africas postcolonial cultural awakening. New York TimesA powerful story. KirkusTranslated from the French by Francis Price.
Binding: Paperback;352 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing plc; Classification: FA; Weight: 502 g; Dimensions: 127 x 198 x 21
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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Sembene Ousmane
God's Bits of Wood Paperback Book
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