num_pages: 104
description: A novel of modern African society depicts the consequences that ensue when a city's Director of Public Health and Hygiene attempts to remove all the beggars from the city's streets
language: English
title: The Beggars' Strike
titlecomplete: The Beggars' Strike
genres: Fiction, France, African Literature, Historical Fiction, Western Africa, Literature, Novels, Senegal, 20th Century, Africa
ratings_count: 506
places: Senegal
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire de l'ADELF
publisher: Longman Pub Group