God’s Bits of Wood (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Ousmane Sembène
- First Published: 1960
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: October 10, 1947 to March 19, 1949
- Setting: Senegal
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Africa or Africans, Colonies or colonization, 1940’s, Railroads, Strikes or lockouts
- Locales: Senegal
Characters Discussed
Ibrahima Bakayoko (ih-brah- HEE-mah bah-kah-YOH-koh), a locomotive engineer on the Dakar-Niger railroad and union delegate in the strike in progress as the novel begins. A man of physical vigor and stamina, he circulates constantly among groups in Bamako, Thiès, Dakar, and the villages. Intelligent, reflective, perceptive, well-read, and multilingual, he understands the situation of his people: their need to retain their African heritage but also to deal with Western industrialized culture. Compassion tempers his strict sense of justice and hard militant...
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