Akoni

Yoruba

Gabriel Souleyka

• Publisher: Books on Demand
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9782322519200
• eBook ISBN: 9782322511761
• Edition: 1

In 1770, in the Benin village of Dabeya, Akoni, a mischievous 12-year-old boy, is preparing to undergo a rite of passage that will make him a man. His father Djibali is the King of the region, watching over his son and his people. But fate is about to take a turn for the worse, as slavers approach the village. Akoni will have to grow up faster than expected.

Table of contents

• Further information
• Contents
• FOREWORD
• 1. The ROOTS
• 2. A MAN
• 3. RESISTANCE
• 5. FIGHTING
• 6. FRATERNITY
• THE AUTHOR
• Copyright