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Kourouma uses a unique, "mali-mali" style of French that makes you feel the chaos of war through the eyes of a child who has seen too much. It’s a stark reminder of the complexities of history, politics, and human resilience.

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I just finished Allah n’est pas obligé by Ahmadou Kourouma, and it’s a punch to the gut. Narrated by Birahima, a young boy who becomes a child soldier in West Africa, the story is told with a mix of heartbreaking innocence and brutal honesty. What other African literature should be on my shelf

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