Yambo Ouologuem

By WSJ Books Staff Bound to Violence By Yambo Ouologuem, translated by Ralph Manheim | Other Press The Malian writer Yambo Ouologuem's 1968 epic -- now in a new edition that reintroduces readers to his provocative work -- was a dramatic rejoinder to nostalgic visions of African history. Review by Sam Sacks But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?

This critical edition of the epic 1968 Malian novel explores its enduring literary power and the racist plagiarism scandal that devastated its author, the first African winner of France’s prestigious Renaudot Prize. An engrossing, tragic tale spanning the thirteenth to the twentieth century, Bound to Violence recounts the fate of the imaginary empire of Nakem and the dynasty of the Saïfs who reign there as devious masters.