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- catalog abstract "A novel on the evils of white colonialism in Africa. Set in French-ruled Mali, the hero is a young teacher who plays the white man's idea of a good black in order to advance his career.".
- catalog alternative "Etrange destin de Wangrin. English".
- catalog contributor b11260359.
- catalog contributor b11260360.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description "A novel on the evils of white colonialism in Africa. Set in French-ruled Mali, the hero is a young teacher who plays the white man's idea of a good black in order to advance his career.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-272).".
- catalog description "The birth -- Diagaramba -- First confrontation -- The beginning of a career -- Where the calamities of some... -- The storm breaks -- The count's messenger -- The trial -- The donkey who drank honey -- Romo's son and beautiful pugubila -- The death of a great chief and what came of it -- The ambush -- The calamitous bird's egg -- A cumbersome turban -- Where each gets his due -- The dream of the Fulbe shepherdess -- Pretty much in the lion's jaw -- Where Wangrin is off once again to a good start -- A profitable pledge -- The reconversion -- An elephant's tale -- A disquieting arrival -- Pretty doe of the markets -- Two birds with one stone -- A narrow escape -- ... In which Romo keeps his promise... and Wangrin his -- A souvenir "crafted by Wangrin" -- First warning: the Hausa geomancer -- Madame white-white -- Second and third warnings: a fatal oversight and the sacred python -- Madame "good offices" -- An irreparable loss -- Last warning: the dove with a black ring circling half her neck -- Philosopher tramp -- The three bloods and death -- Adieu.".
- catalog extent "xix, 272 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "025321226X (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0253334292 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Bloomington : Indiana University Press,".
- catalog subject "843 21".
- catalog subject "PQ3989.2.B2 E8813 1999".
- catalog subject "Wangrin Fiction.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The birth -- Diagaramba -- First confrontation -- The beginning of a career -- Where the calamities of some... -- The storm breaks -- The count's messenger -- The trial -- The donkey who drank honey -- Romo's son and beautiful pugubila -- The death of a great chief and what came of it -- The ambush -- The calamitous bird's egg -- A cumbersome turban -- Where each gets his due -- The dream of the Fulbe shepherdess -- Pretty much in the lion's jaw -- Where Wangrin is off once again to a good start -- A profitable pledge -- The reconversion -- An elephant's tale -- A disquieting arrival -- Pretty doe of the markets -- Two birds with one stone -- A narrow escape -- ... In which Romo keeps his promise... and Wangrin his -- A souvenir "crafted by Wangrin" -- First warning: the Hausa geomancer -- Madame white-white -- Second and third warnings: a fatal oversight and the sacred python -- Madame "good offices" -- An irreparable loss -- Last warning: the dove with a black ring circling half her neck -- Philosopher tramp -- The three bloods and death -- Adieu.".
- catalog title "Etrange destin de Wangrin. English".
- catalog title "The fortunes of Wangrin / Amadou Hampaté Bâ ; translated by translated by Aina Pavolini Taylor ; with an introduction by Abiola Irele and ; an afterword by the author.".
- catalog type "Fiction. fast".
- catalog type "text".