Aminata Sow Fall

The Beggars' Strike

Satirical novella about urban poor organizing a strike to challenge governmental indifference in Senegal

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Aminata Sow Fall
Aminata Sow Fall

Senegalese novelist who was the first woman to receive the Grand Prix Litteraire d'Afrique Noire. Her novel The Beggars' Strike is a sharp satire of African urban governance and social inequality.

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