num_pages: 272
description: In a fictional African country, Djigui Keita, the king of Soba, finds that ancestral magic, faith in Allah, and baked-mud fortifications are insufficient defenses against French troops and the humiliation of colonialism
language: English
title: Monnew
titlecomplete: Monnew
genres: Africa, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 82
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire de l'ADELF
publisher: Mercury House