Amkoullel, the Fula BoyBorn in 1900 in French West Africa, Malian writer Amadou Hampt B was one of the towering figures in the literature of twentieth century Francophone Africa. In Amkoullel, the Fula Boy, B tells in striking detail the story of his youth, which was set against the aftermath of war between the Fula and Toucouleur peoples and the installation of French colonialism. A master storyteller, B recounts pivotal moments of his life, and the lives of his powerful