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The King of Kahel

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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.[2] It was translated in 2010 to English by Nicholas Elliott and published by AmazonCrossing,[3] Amazon.com's translated fiction publishing imprint. The King of Kahel was AmazonCrossing's premier book.[2][4]

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The novel is loosely based on the true story of French colonialist Aimé Olivier de Sanderval[5] 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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  1. [1]
    Amazon book listing
  2. [2]
    "Amazon Launches Translation Imprint, AmazonCrossing", Publishers Weekly, May 18, 2010
  3. [3]
    AmazonCrossing, official site
  4. [4]
    "Amazon Announces a Second Publishing Imprint Focused on Translating Foreign-Language Books into English", May 18, 2010
  5. [5]
    Aimé Olivier de Sanderval at Wikipedia (French)
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