God's Bits of WoodA novel set in West Africa, during the 1947-8 strike of the workers on the Dakar-Niger railway. |
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DAKAR DaoudaBeaugosse | 35 |
BAMAKO Tiémoko | 78 |
DAKAR Mame Sofi | 109 |
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Ad'jibid'ji Alioune already arms Arona asked Assitan Bachirou Bakary Bakayoko Bamako Bambara Beaugosse began Bineta blind woman body Boubacar cabin chief of police child cloth courtyard cried crowd Dakar Dejean Deune Diara Dieynaba door Doudou Edouard everything eyes Fa Keïta face father feet French girl gone Gorgui Grandmother Hadramé hand happened head heard Houdia M'Baye Isnard Kaolack Keïta knew Konaté Koulikoro Lahbib laughing Leblanc legs listen looked Mabigué Magatte Maïmouna Mame Sofi Monsieur morning N'Deye Touti N'Diayène never night old Niakoro Ouolof Penda Ramatoulaye rice Rufisque Sadio Samba N'Doulougou savanna seated seemed Séne shoulders shouted silence sleep soldiers Sounkaré speak spoke stood stopped street strike strikers suddenly talking tell Thiès thing thought Tiémoko told tomorrow took toubabs turned union office Vendredi voice waiting walked wall women words workers