AWS Classics So Long A Letter by Mariama Ba (English) Paperback Book

Description: AWS Classics So Long A Letter by Mariama Ba An intense novel written in the form of a letter sent to Ramatoulaye, who has recently been widowed. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This novel is a perceptive testimony to the plight of articulate women who live in social milieux dominated by attitudes and values that deny them their proper place. It is a sequence of reminiscences, some wistful, some bitter, recounted by a recently widowed Senegalese school teacher. The letter, addressed to an old friend, is a record of her emotional struggle for survival after her husbands abrupt decision to take a second wife. Although his action is sanctioned by Islam, it is a calculated betrayal of his wifes trust and a brutal rejection of their life together. Author Biography Mariama Ba catapulted onto the African literary scene with her first novel, So Long a Letter, which received much acclaim and admiration. The Senegalese writer who was born in Dakar, Senegal, in 1929, was educated - unlike many other women of her generation - at the Ecole Normal for girls in Rufisque. Brought up as a Muslim by maternal grandparents, she studied the Koran during school holidays. Ba began writing at school and in her early essays there are hints at the critical approach that she was to adopt in her writings to society around her. A pioneer of womens right, she became involved in several Senegalese womens organisations. Her commitment to eradicating inequalities between men and women in Africa led her to write So Long A Letter. The novel, originally written in French, was translated into sixteen languages and won the first Noma Award for Publishing in Africa. The English translation of the novel was first published in 1981. A school teacher and inspector by profession, Ba promoted the crucial role of the writer in a developing country. She believed that the sacred mission of the writer was to strike out at the archaic practices, traditions and customs that are not a real part of our precious cultural heritage. So Long a Letter succeeds admirably in its mission. Ba died tragically in 1981 in Dakar after a long illness, just before her second novel appeared. Long Description Written by Mariama Ba and translated from the French by Modupe Bode-Thomas, So Long a Letter won the first Noma Award for Publishing in Africa, and was recognised as one of Africas 100 Best Books of the 20th Century in an initiative organised by the Zimbabwe International Book Fair. This edition includes an introduction by Professor Kenneth W. Harrow of Michigan State University. Description for Sales People Winner of the first Noma Award for Publishing in Africa Details ISBN0435913522 Author Mariama Ba Pages 112 ISBN-10 0435913522 ISBN-13 9780435913526 Format Paperback Media Book Language English Edition 1 Publisher Pearson Education Limited Series Heinemann African Writers Series: Classics Place of Publication Harlow Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780435905552 DEWEY 843.914 Birth 1929 Imprint Heinemann Year 2008 Publication Date 2008-06-20 UK Release Date 2008-06-20 AU Release Date 2008-06-20 NZ Release Date 2008-06-20 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:16792753;

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