Allah n'est pas obligé (2000) by Ivorian author Ahmadou Kourouma is a darkly humorous novel detailing the life of Birahima, a child soldier navigating civil wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone. The narrative employs a unique, hybrid French style featuring a "small-soldier" narrator who uses dictionaries to frame his experiences of brutality and political chaos. For a detailed review, see Complete Review . Allah n'est pas obligé - Wikipédia