description: In 1947 the workers on the Dakar-Niger Railway came out on strike. Throughout this novel, written from the workers' perspective, the community social tensions emerge, and increase as the strike lengthensOusmane Sembène envinces the color, passion, and tragedy of those formative years in the history of West Africa.
language: French
title: Les Bouts de Bois de Dieu
titlecomplete: Les Bouts de Bois de Dieu
genres: Classics, France, African Literature, Novels, Africa, Historical Fiction, Literature, Senegal, Fiction, Politics
ratings_count: 2760
places: Senegal
publisher: French and European Publications Inc