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God's Bits of Wood is a 1960 novel by the Senegalese author Ousmane Sembène that concerns a railroad strike in colonial Senegal of the 1940s. It was written in French under the title Les bouts de bois de Dieu. The book deals with several ways that the Senegalese and Malians responded to colonialism.
12 de oct. de 2022 · A panoramic novel of social realism that chronicles a 1940s railroad strike in French West Africa. The novel portrays the struggle of the common people against colonial oppression and racism, and the role of women in the movement.
English. Volume. 1905. 248 pages : 20 cm. "God's Bits of Wood is a fictionalized account of the Dakar-Niger train strikes which took in the 1940s. The novel looks at both the political and personal sacrifices the strikers and their families made.
5 de sept. de 2023 · Learn about the novel by Sembène Ousmane, a key work of postcolonial African literature. Explore the themes, characters, and historical context of the 1947 railroad strike in Senegal.
2,846 ratings212 reviews. In 1947-8 the workers on the Dakar-Niger Railway came out on strike. Sembène Ousmane, in this vivid and moving novel, evinces all of the colour, passion and tragedy of those decisive years in the history of West Africa.
A novel by Sembène Ousmane about the 1947–48 railway strike in colonial Senegal. The strikers, led by Bakayoko, challenge the French colonialists and the patriarchal society, and achieve a victory for African identity and dignity.
1 de mar. de 2010 · God's bits of wood. by. Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007. Publication date. 1970. Topics. Strikes and lockouts. Publisher. Garden City, N.Y., Anchor Books. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; americana. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. Translation of Les bouts de bois de Dieu. Electronic reproduction.
