by Ahmadou Kourouma · SEUIL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782020427876
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«Allah n'est pas obligé» is the novel by Ivorian writer Ahmadou Kourouma, published by Seuil in paperback (240 pages, in French).
Birahima is an orphaned child who is dragged into the tribal wars of Liberia and Sierra Leone and ends up enlisted as a soldier. The novel narrates that journey through the childlike gaze of its protagonist: the horror of the massacres mixes with ruthless humour, and violence and death coexist with the struggle to survive.
Published in 2000, the novel won the Prix Renaudot and the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens. The Seuil edition belongs to the Cadre rouge collection.
The novel is aimed at readers interested in African literature and in stories about childhood in contexts of war.
Ahmadou Kourouma was an Ivorian novelist.
