![]() ![]() Raw and unforgettable, despairing yet filled with laughter, Allah Is Not Obliged reveals the ways in which children's innocence and youth are compromised by war. ![]() 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. Birahima is given a Kalashnikov, minimal rations of food, a small supply of dope and a tiny wage. Goodreads members who liked Allah Is Not Obliged also liked: So Long. ![]() 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.Ĭrossing the border into Liberia, they are seized by rebels and forced into military service. Find books like Allah Is Not Obliged from the world’s largest community of readers. ![]() ALLAH 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. ![]()
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