Les Soleils des indépendances explained

Les Soleils des indépendances
Country:Côte d'Ivoire
Language:French
Genre:Novel
Publisher:Presses de l'Université de Montréal
Pub Date:1968
Isbn:2-02-001137-9

Les Soleils des indépendances (The Suns of Independence) is the first novel by Ivorian author Ahmadou Kourouma. It won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1969.

The title is a play on words involving the meaning of the Maninka word "télé", which can mean "sun", but also "day", "era" or "period [of time]".

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Notes and References

  1. http://dannyreviews.com/h/Suns_Independence.html Book review by Danny Yee