Le Devoir de Violence: Roman

by Yambo Ouologuem

$75 · Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books · No longer available

First edition

Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 1968 . First Edition. Octavo 20.5cm. ; original white card wrappers printed in red and black, grey belly-band; 207pp. Spine a bit toned, else About Fine. Highly contentious Malian author's first novel, in the belly-band announcing the awarding of the Prix Renaudot, considered the most prestigious literary prize in France after the Prix Goncourt. Ouologuem was the first

• Binding: Wrappers

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