While waiting for the vote of the wild beasts

While waiting for the vote of the wild beasts is a novel of Ahmadou Kourouma published in 1994. Evoking at the time of one taken care the exploits of the one of the listeners, Koyaga , the book is in fact a criticism and a catalog of the machiavelic practices of the African leaders of the end of the 20th century.

The main character, Koyaga (the Man with the totem falcon ), refers to Gnassingbé Eyadema, directing Togo (the République of the Gulf ). The essence of the course of the two characters is identical.

Let us summarize the history. In an imaginary African country, the worthy president-dictator koyoga listening, during six taken care in its honor. repu of compliments, it does not suspect ambiguity and wild criticisms which these flatteries dissimulate… While taking as a starting point the tradition of the African tales, Ahmadou Kourouma draws up, by the grace of a language chatoyante and a caustic humor, one blazing satire of the African dictatorships. 9782020416375

Several other states and their leaders are also evoked:

Republic of Ebonies (Coast-with Ivoire) and its leader the Man with the totem caiman (Felix Houphouët-Boigny)
Republic of the Two Rivers (Central Africa) and its leader the Man with the totem hyena (Jean Bédel Bokassa)
Republic of the Large River (Zaire) and its leader the Man with the totem leopard (Mobutu Sese Seko).
Republic of the Mounts (Guinea) and its leader the Man with the totem hare (Ahmed Sékou Touré)
Country of Djébels and Sand (Morocco) and its leader the Man with the totem jackal (Hassan II)

Certain political personalities of Togo or their close relations are also evoked, of which Sylvanus Olympio ( Fricassa Santos ) and Nicolas Grunitzky.

Literary prize

Price of the Book Inter in 1999.

Reference ISBN - EAN

ISBN 2020416379
EAN 9782020416375

See too

- History and fiction in the romantic production D Ahmadou Kourouma - doctoral Thesis defended near the University of Limoges.

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