Monnè, Outrages Et Défis

Kourouma's long-awaited novel--hailed by critics as "a major event in the history of French-language African literature" and "a masterpiece of literary creation"--tells the story of Djigui Keita, king of fictional Soba. Relying on ancestral magic, faith in Allah, and baked-mud fortifications, Djigui finds himself a tragic hero in the face of oncoming French troops.