God's Bits of WoodA novel set in West Africa, during the 1947-8 strike of the workers on the Dakar-Niger railway. |
Contents
DAKAR DaoudaBeaugosse | 35 |
Houdia MBaye | 50 |
BAMAKO Tiémoko | 78 |
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Ad'jibid'ji Alioune arms Arona asked Assitan baby Bachirou Bakary Bakayoko Bamako Bambara Beaugosse began Bineta blind woman Boubacar cabin chief of police child cloth corner courtyard couscous cried crowd CRUZ The University Dakar Dejean Deune Diara Dieynaba door Doudou Edouard everything eyes Fa Keïta face feet gathered girl go back gone Gorgui Grandmother Hadramé hand happened head heard Houdia M'Baye Isnard Kaolack Keïta knew Konaté Koulikoro Lahbib laughing Leblanc legs listen look Mabigué Magatte Maïmouna Mame Sofi morning N'Deye Touti N'Diayène never night old Niakoro Ouolof Penda Ramatoulaye rice Rufisque Sadio Samba N'Doulougou savanna seated seemed shoulders shouted silence sleep soldiers Sounkaré speak spoke stopped street strike strikers suddenly talking tell Thiès thing thought Tiémoko told tomorrow took toubabs Toucouleur turned union office Vendredi voice waiting walked wall women words workers