{"product_id":"allah-is-not-obliged-paperback","title":"Allah Is Not Obliged - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAhmadou Kourouma\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eALLAH IS NOT OBLIGED TO BE FAIR ABOUT ALL THE THINGS HE DOES HERE ON EARTH.These are the words of the boy soldier Birahima in the final masterpiece by one of Africa's most celebrated writers, Ahmadou Kourouma. When ten-year-old Birahima's mother dies, he leaves his native village in the Ivory Coast, accompanied by the sorcerer and cook Yacouba, to search for his aunt Mahan. Crossing the border into Liberia, they are seized by rebels and forced into military service. Birahima is given a Kalashnikov, minimal rations of food, a small supply of dope and a tiny wage. Fighting in a chaotic civil war alongside many other boys, Birahima sees death, torture, dismemberment and madness but somehow manages to retain his own sanity. Raw and unforgettable, despairing yet filled with laughter, \u003ci\u003eAllah Is Not Obliged\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the ways in which children's innocence and youth are compromised by war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAhmadou Kourouma\u003c\/b\u003e was born in the Ivory Coast in 1927. He was the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Suns of Independence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonnew, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWaiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote.\u003c\/i\u003e Hailed as one of the leading African writers in French, he died in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 7.92 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159921819711,"sku":"9780307279576","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/HOqgFRjVTk9780307279576.webp?v=1777002891","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/allah-is-not-obliged-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}