Waiting For The Wild Beasts To Vote
Ahmadou Kourouma''s remarkable novel is narrated by Bingo, a West African sora - storyteller and king''s fool. Over the course of five nights he tells the life story of Koyaga, President and Dictator of the Gulf Coast. Orphaned at the age of seven, Koyaga grows up to be a terrible hunter; he fights mythical beasts, and is a shape-shifter, capable of changing himself into beasts and birds. He fight...
Ahmadou Kourouma''s remarkable novel is narrated by Bingo, a West African sora - storyteller and king''s fool. Over the course of five nights he tells the life story of Koyaga, President and Dictator of the Gulf Coast. Orphaned at the age of seven, Koyaga grows up to be a terrible hunter; he fights mythical beasts, and is a shape-shifter, capable of changing himself into beasts and birds. He fight...
