Description
In a newly independent African nation, stability fractures when the President mysteriously disappears, leaving the government scrambling to explain the void—and the public to read the silence. As rumors harden into certainty, a coup begins to take shape, exposing the machinery of power, the fragility of institutions, and the corrosive reach of corruption. Through a tense, fast-moving political drama, the novel traces how ordinary people and ambitious leaders alike are pulled into moral compromise and strategic calculation. With Ousmane Sembène’s incisive, socially grounded storytelling, the book interrogates the promises and betrayals of independence, asking what it truly costs to build a nation—and who benefits when the state collapses.
Available Editions
paperback
Heinemann (Txt)
Published Jan 1, 1984
238 pages
ISBN: 9780435902506
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Details
First Published
1984
Language
fra
Translation
From: fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Last of the Empire by Ousmane Sembène.