Bound to ViolenceHeinemann, 1971 - 181 pages The African empire of Nakem is exploited by Arabs and colonialism and spiced with black magic, cannibalism and murder. |
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... breath of Satan , vanished into little holes which had miraculously appeared in the sand of the imperial courtyard , where they had been dug the day be- fore . . . . The ecstatic crowd broke into a long howl , as drawn - out as a lion's ...
... breath of Satan , vanished into little holes which had miraculously appeared in the sand of the imperial courtyard , where they had been dug the day be- fore . . . . The ecstatic crowd broke into a long howl , as drawn - out as a lion's ...
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... breath alone now issued from his mouth ; a celestial voice , he announced to the tirailleurs - playthings of the wisdom of the invisible Master of the Worlds - that if they died in battle they would live again in their former tribes ...
... breath alone now issued from his mouth ; a celestial voice , he announced to the tirailleurs - playthings of the wisdom of the invisible Master of the Worlds - that if they died in battle they would live again in their former tribes ...
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... breath seemed to carry an imperceptible train , the winnowing of harvests forever repeated : and what was born and what died , the sap that flowed , wrapped in the guilt of their two bodies , was he , Kassoumi , the son of a slave , the ...
... breath seemed to carry an imperceptible train , the winnowing of harvests forever repeated : and what was born and what died , the sap that flowed , wrapped in the guilt of their two bodies , was he , Kassoumi , the son of a slave , the ...
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Africa al-Hilal arms asked assegais Assembly of Notables Barou Bishop de Saignac blessed blood body Bouremi breath caressed Chevalier colonial cried dabali dashiki dead death door drink drugged eyes face father fear fire French governor griots Hadj hand head heart Henry hundred Johanan ben Zakkai Karim Ba Kassoumi Katsena kill Kratonga laughed legs lips living looked Lord Madoubo Marabout Mashallah millet Most-High mouth moved murder Nakem Empire Nakem-Ziuko neck nigger niggertrash night notables palace Play Raymond Royal Magnificence Saif al-Haram Saif al-Hilal Saif ben Isaac Saif Isaac al-Heit Saif's Sankolo sent serfs Shrobenius silence slaves sleep slowly smile snake sold sorcerer soul suddenly Tambira tears Tekrur Thomas de Saignac throat Tillabéri Tillabéri-Bentia tion tirailleurs tongue tree trembling Tuareg Tubawi turned Vandame Vandame's village voice Wampoulo witness woman women Yame River yarabi