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"A novel about cowardice and courage in the face of repression, from a powerful new voice of French-African literature. The imaginary country of Sumal is a happy place, until, that is, it's taken hostage by a fundamentalist jihadist organization called The Brotherhood.
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About the book
- Author
- Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, Alexia Trigo
- First published
- 2014
- Pages
- 233
- Publisher
- Presence Africaine, Europa Editions, Editions Présence Africaine
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9781609456733
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