Allah is Not Obliged

Fiction & Literature, Military, Coming of Age, Literary
Cover of the book Allah is Not Obliged by Ahmadou Kourouma, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ahmadou Kourouma ISBN: 9780307793843
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: June 1, 2011
Imprint: Anchor Language: English
Author: Ahmadou Kourouma
ISBN: 9780307793843
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: June 1, 2011
Imprint: Anchor
Language: English

ALLAH IS NOT OBLIGED TO BE FAIR ABOUT ALL THE THINGS HE DOES HERE ON EARTH.These are the words of the boy soldier Birahima in the final masterpiece by one of Africa’s most celebrated writers, Ahmadou Kourouma. When ten-year-old Birahima's mother dies, he leaves his native village in the Ivory Coast, accompanied by the sorcerer and cook Yacouba, to search for his aunt Mahan. Crossing the border into Liberia, they are seized by rebels and forced into military service. Birahima is given a Kalashnikov, minimal rations of food, a small supply of dope and a tiny wage. Fighting in a chaotic civil war alongside many other boys, Birahima sees death, torture, dismemberment and madness but somehow manages to retain his own sanity. Raw and unforgettable, despairing yet filled with laughter, Allah Is Not Obliged reveals the ways in which children's innocence and youth are compromised by war.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

ALLAH IS NOT OBLIGED TO BE FAIR ABOUT ALL THE THINGS HE DOES HERE ON EARTH.These are the words of the boy soldier Birahima in the final masterpiece by one of Africa’s most celebrated writers, Ahmadou Kourouma. When ten-year-old Birahima's mother dies, he leaves his native village in the Ivory Coast, accompanied by the sorcerer and cook Yacouba, to search for his aunt Mahan. Crossing the border into Liberia, they are seized by rebels and forced into military service. Birahima is given a Kalashnikov, minimal rations of food, a small supply of dope and a tiny wage. Fighting in a chaotic civil war alongside many other boys, Birahima sees death, torture, dismemberment and madness but somehow manages to retain his own sanity. Raw and unforgettable, despairing yet filled with laughter, Allah Is Not Obliged reveals the ways in which children's innocence and youth are compromised by war.

More books from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Cover of the book Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by Ahmadou Kourouma
Cover of the book The Abortionist's Daughter by Ahmadou Kourouma
Cover of the book Mysteries of the Middle Ages by Ahmadou Kourouma
Cover of the book The Hand by Ahmadou Kourouma
Cover of the book Shadow Mountain by Ahmadou Kourouma
Cover of the book The Soloist by Ahmadou Kourouma
Cover of the book Twilight by Ahmadou Kourouma
Cover of the book Near Death in the Mountains by Ahmadou Kourouma
Cover of the book The Captain's Daughter and Other Stories by Ahmadou Kourouma
Cover of the book My Life, Starring Dara Falcon by Ahmadou Kourouma
Cover of the book When the Emperor Was Divine by Ahmadou Kourouma
Cover of the book The Girl at the Baggage Claim by Ahmadou Kourouma
Cover of the book Book of Ages by Ahmadou Kourouma
Cover of the book Dying Every Day by Ahmadou Kourouma
Cover of the book Perla by Ahmadou Kourouma
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy