Kaveena

by Boubacar Boris Diop

Book Overview

This dark and suspenseful novel tells the story of a fictitious West African country caught in the grip of civil war. The dispassionate and deadpan narrator, Asante Kroma, is a former head of Secret Services and finds himself living with the corpse of the dictator, a man who once ruled his nation with an iron fist. Through a series of flashbacks and letters penned by the dictator, N'Zo Nikiema, readers discover the role of the French shadow leader,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253020484
• ISBN13: 9780253020482
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"