Les Soleils des indépendances

What will be the fate of Fama, an authentic Malinké prince, in times of independence and one-party rule? The old and the new clash in a duel that is at once tragic and farcical as history passes by, with its procession of joys and sufferings.

Beyond the political fable, Ahmadou Kourouma restores as no other the full depth of African life, blending the everyday and myth in a reinvented language that stays closest to the human condition. Since its publication in 1970, this book has established itself as one of the great classics of African literature.