| Descript |
96 sidor omslagsillustration i färg 22 cm |
| Note |
Translation of: Une si longue lettre and originally published in this translation: London : Heinemann, 1981 |
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Bibliogr. pages I-X |
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La 4e de couv. indique : "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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Kvinnor
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Lärare
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Brevskrivning
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Polygami
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Muslimska kvinnor
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Feminism
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Jämlikhet
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Women -- Senegal -- Fiction
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Polygamy
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Equality
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Muslim women
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Letter writing
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Equality
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Women.
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Senegal
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Senegal.
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Romaner
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Skönlitteratur
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Fiction.
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Dawit Isaak-biblioteket
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| Classmark |
896
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| Alt Auth |
Bodé-Thomas, Modupé.
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Harrow, Kenneth W.
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| Translation |
Une si longue lettre Engelska
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| ISBN/ISSN |
9781577668060 Pocket |
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1577668065 |
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9781577668060 |
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