The Senegalese Novel By Women

Author : Susan Stringer
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015038022623

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The Senegalese Novel by Women by Susan Stringer Pdf

Senegal has to date produced the largest group of women writers in French-speaking West Africa. The Senegalese Novel by Women examines the novels and autobiographies published since 1975, focussing on the works of Nafissatou Diallo, Mariama Ba and Aminata Sow Fall, while also paying significant attention to novelists such as Ken Bugul and Aminata Maïga Ka. The analysis illuminates the gender perspective of the writers, particularly with regard to the special position of women in the conflict between tradition and modernity. It also reveals their determination to equal their male counterparts in the teacher-educator role.

Author : Mariama Bâ
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781478611233

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So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ Pdf

Written by award-winning African novelist Mariama Bâ 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 schoolteacher 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. Winner of the prestigious Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.

Author : Ken Bugul
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0813927374

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The Abandoned Baobab by Ken Bugul Pdf

Despite its unflinching look at our darkest impulses, and at the stark facts of being a colonized African, the book is ultimately inspirational, for it exposes us to a remarkable sensibility and a hard-won understanding of one's place in the world.CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French

Author : Richard Harrison Gorée
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781728346809

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Signares' by Richard Harrison Gorée Pdf

This novel sheds light on a mysterious aspects of Senegalese History during the transatlantic slave trade of the 1700’s: A portrait of the life and time of the Signare’s and the infamous House of Slaves on Gore’e Island. This fictional illustration focuses how a unique society of “mulatto” women that inhabited the island who found their empowerment within the midst of a European aristocratic economic system by wielding their sexuality and intellect as lethal weapons.

Author : Jayant S. Cherekar
Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781618978899

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Woman Blooming Out of Gloom by Jayant S. Cherekar Pdf

Woman Blooming out of Gloom is a doctoral thesis that provides an in-depth analysis of the works of Senegalese author Mariama Bâ. By addressing such issues as marriage, polygamy, motherhood, and womanhood, Bâ was able to establish a creative space for herself and use the act of creative writing as a tool for self-affirmation. The underlying theme of most of Bâ's writings is a powerful appeal for the emancipation of women, and African women in particular. This well-crafted and engaging analysis is divided into five chapters; each of which attempts its own in-depth review of separate aspects of Bâ's works. The book ultimately endeavors to take a critical review of contemporary African socio-political reality by proposing a re-reading of Bâ's writings. The author of this book, Dr. Jayant S. Cherekar, was inspired by a sincere desire to arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of Bâ's female protagonists. In so doing, the author also attempts to bring into global focus the vast socio-political-cultural realities prevalent in the African world today. Dr. Jayant S. Cherekar is an assistant professor in English who specializes in grammar, literary criticism, and fiction. Prior to this book, he has published research papers in national and international journals. For his next book he plans a comparative analysis of Mariama Bâ with female Indian authors. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/JayantSCherekar

Author : Marie NDiaye
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307958532

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Three Strong Women by Marie NDiaye Pdf

In this new novel, the first by a black woman ever to win the coveted Prix Goncourt, Marie NDiaye creates a luminous narrative triptych as harrowing as it is beautiful. This is the story of three women who say no: Norah, a French-born lawyer who finds herself in Senegal, summoned by her estranged, tyrannical father to save another victim of his paternity; Fanta, who leaves a modest but contented life as a teacher in Dakar to follow her white boyfriend back to France, where his delusional depression and sense of failure poison everything; and Khady, a penniless widow put out by her husband’s family with nothing but the name of a distant cousin (the aforementioned Fanta) who lives in France, a place Khady can scarcely conceive of but toward which she must now take desperate flight. With lyrical intensity, Marie NDiaye masterfully evokes the relentless denial of dignity, to say nothing of happiness, in these lives caught between Africa and Europe. We see with stunning emotional exactitude how ordinary women discover unimagined reserves of strength, even as their humanity is chipped away. Three Strong Women admits us to an immigrant experience rarely if ever examined in fiction, but even more into the depths of the suffering heart.

Author : Marie NDiaye
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307741332

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Three Strong Women by Marie NDiaye Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2012 A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012 Longlisted for The 2014 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award From Marie NDiaye, the first black woman to win the Prix Goncourt, a harrowing and beautiful novel of the travails of West African immigrants in France. The story of three women who say no: Norah, a French-born lawyer who finds herself in Senegal, summoned by her estranged father to save another victim of his paternity; Fanta, who leaves a contented life as a teacher in Dakar to follow her boyfriend back to France, where his depression and dislocation poison everything; and Khady, a penniless widow put out by her husband's family with nothing but the name of a distant cousin in France. As these three lives intertwine, each woman manages an astonishing feat of self-preservation against those who have made themselves the fastest-growing and most-reviled people in Europe. In Marie NDiaye's stunning narration we see the progress by which ordinary women discover unimagined reserves of strength.

Author : Mariama Bâ
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Longman
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Man-woman relationships
ISBN : 0582264553

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Scarlet Song by Mariama Bâ Pdf

"Cultural differences between the families of Mireille, daughter of a French diplomat, and Ousmane, son of a poor Muslim family in Senegal, threatens to destroy their marriage."--Amazon.com viewed Dec. 12, 2022.

Author : Hamidou Kane
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Education
ISBN : 0435901192

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Ambiguous Adventure by Hamidou Kane Pdf

Sambo Diallo is unable to identify with the soulless material civilization he finds in France, where he is sent to learn the secrets of the white man's power.

Author : Mariama Bâ
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015011684662

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Scarlet Song by Mariama Bâ Pdf

Mireille, daughter of a French diplomat, Ousmane, son of a poor Muslim family in Senegal : two childhood sweethearts forced to share their love in secret. Their marriage shocks and dismays both sets of parents, but it soon becomes clear that their youthful optimism and love is a poor defense against the pressures of society. As Ousmane is lured back to his roots, Mireille is left humiliated, isolated and alone. The tyranny of tradition and chauvinism is brilliantly exposed in this passionate plea for human understanding.

Author : Kamal Salhi
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 073910568X

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Francophone Post-colonial Cultures by Kamal Salhi Pdf

Organized by region, boasting an international roster of contributors, and including summaries of selected creative and critical works and a guide to selected terms and figures, Salhi's volume is an ideal introduction to French studies beyond the canon.

Author : Myriam Warner-Vieyra
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781478622666

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Juletane by Myriam Warner-Vieyra Pdf

In this powerful and moving novel, Myriam Warner-Vieyra sensitively portrays the complexities of cross-cultural relationships and, in particular, the female predicament. When Helene, a self-reliant career woman, is packing her belongings for a move and imminent marriage for which she is reluctant, she unearths a faded old book. It is the diary of young Juletane, a confused, sheltered West Indian woman struggling to find herself. Written over three weeks, it records her short life: childhood in France, marriage to an African student, and an eager return with him to Africa, the land of her ancestors. It is Juletane’s diary that brings her and Helene together. Juletane does not fit into her husband’s traditional African family, especially the Muslim cultural demands of polygamy. Full of gentle ironies, Juletane is a story about alienation, madness, shattered dreams: the disillusioned West Indian outsider’s disenchantment with Africa. Myriam Warner-Vieyra looks at women’s lives, at the paths they have taken, at the possibilities open to women in the Caribbean, in Africa, in life. She forces readers, through the double narrative of Juletane and Helene, to reexamine easy assumptions, to look again at safe generalizations. Includes valuable Introduction 2014 by the translator.

Author : Lisa McNee
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0791445887

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Selfish Gifts by Lisa McNee Pdf

Investigates the politics and poetics of women's gendered identity in West Africa.

Author : Michael Sollars,Arbolina Llamas Jennings
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 957 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781438108360

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The Facts on File Companion to the World Novel by Michael Sollars,Arbolina Llamas Jennings Pdf

Author : Ousmane Sembène
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Publishers
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : UOM:39015001755993

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The Last of the Empire by Ousmane Sembène Pdf

This novel looks at the build-up of a coup in Senegal.