In the evenings, when the sun sinks behind the mountains, Koyaga, the great hunter and president of a fictional Gulf republic, recounts his life: As the son of a war hero and a powerful sorceress, Koyaga had the ideal conditions to become the foremost man of the state and to remain so by any means necessary - murder, theft, corruption, rape. But then comes democratization and elections are on the horizon. Captivating, sharp-tongued, and with great imagination, Kourouma tells astonishing stories. The praise of the court poet subtly transforms into a bitter indictment of all abuses of power. A magnificent political novel of its time and about Africa!.