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Original title Le Roi de Kahel Published in English November 2, 2010 ISBN 0-9825550-7-5 Publisher Amazon Publishing Country Guinea | 3.4/5 Goodreads Language French Pages 304 Originally published 30 April 2008 Page count 304 Translator Nicholas Elliott | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The King of Kahel (French: Le Roi de Kahel) is a 2008 French-language novel by Guinean author Tierno Monénembo. It won the 2008 prix Renaudot. It was translated in 2010 to English by Nicholas Elliott and published by AmazonCrossing, Amazon.com's translated fiction publishing imprint. The King of Kahel was AmazonCrossing's premier book.
The novel is loosely based on the true story of French colonialist Aimé Olivier de Sanderval who in the late 19th century attempted to establish himself as King in the highland region of Fouta Djallon, in Guinea.
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