So long a letter
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Long Grove, Illinois : Waveland Press, [2012].
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Published
Long Grove, Illinois : Waveland Press, [2012].
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Book
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x, 96 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Translation of: Une si longue lettre.
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Originally published in this translation: London : Heinemann, 1981.
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"For further reference": pages vii-x.
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Written by award-winning African novelist Mariama Ba and translated from the original French, So Long a Letter has been recognized as one of Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century. The brief narrative, written as an extended letter, is a sequence of reminiscences - some wistful, some bitter - recounted by recently widowed Senegalese school teacher Ramatoulaye Fall. Addressed to a lifelong friend, Aissatou, it is a record of Ramatoulaye's emotional struggle for survival after her husband betrayed their marriage by taking a second wife. This semi-autobiographical account is a perceptive testimony to the plight of educated and articulate Muslim women. Angered by the traditions that allow polygyny, they inhabit a social milieu dominated by attitudes and values that deny them status equal to men. Ramatoulaye hopes for a world where the best of old customs and new freedom can be combined. Considered a classic of contemporary African women's literature, So Long a Letter is a must-read for anyone interested in African literature and the passage from colonialism to modernism in a Muslim country.
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Winner of the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa
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Bâ, M., Bodé-Thomas, M., & Harrow, K. W. (2012). So long a letter . Waveland Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bâ, Mariama, Modupé, Bodé-Thomas and Kenneth W., Harrow. 2012. So Long a Letter. Waveland Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bâ, Mariama, Modupé, Bodé-Thomas and Kenneth W., Harrow. So Long a Letter Waveland Press, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bâ, Mariama,, Modupé Bodé-Thomas, and Kenneth W. Harrow. So Long a Letter Waveland Press, 2012.
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