Urn:lcp:unesilonguelettr00bama_0:lcpdf:77da1690-0097-4c65-863b-672d795779a0 Extramarc Duke University Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier unesilonguelettr00bama_0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t2c850r27 Invoice 11 Isbn 9782842612894Ģ842612892 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang fr Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_module_version 0.0.5 Ocr_parameters -l fra Openlibrary OL22178121M Openlibrary_edition It is worth remembering how strong we are from time to time.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 23:07:41 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA189001 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary External-identifier I think that all women, young and old, should read this book. As a woman, even if you will get angry with the whole world while reading parts of this, you will still love the book, and learn a lot from this letter. Women have more patience and strength than men I witnessed that once again. The brief narrative, written as an extended letter, is a sequence of reminiscencessome wistful, some bitterrecounted by recently widowed Senegalese.
However, as I read Ramatoulaye, who remained strong and managed to be herself despite everything, I couldn’t help but be hopeful. 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. 'Books knit generations together in the same continuing effort that leads to progress. The brief narrative, written as an extended letter, is a sequence of reminiscences. Written by award-winning African novelist Mariama B 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. I kept thinking about all the women who never saw the light of day from the pressure of society, the “so-called” family and men. 10.76 - 11.95 Other new, used and collectible from 3.36. But, I was angry, resentful and full of hate while reading some parts of it. In every sentence, you’ll hear that voice unique to women writers, so powerful and beautiful. the original French, So Long a Letter has been recognized as one of. Her writing is so beautiful that you will want to underline almost every sentence in the book. Written by award-winning African novelist Mariama Bâ and translated from. And of course, that husband dies, and she and the other woman are widowed too. We listen to her husband marrying another woman and leaving home and staying alone with her twelve children in the letter written by Ramatoulaye. Bâ was raised by her maternal grandparents who emphasized conservative Muslim values.
Her father worked in the French colonial administration and in 1956 became the Minister of Health of Senegal. So Long A Letter tells the story of Ramatoulaye, a teacher in Senegal. Writer and political activist Mariama Bâ was born in 1929 in Dakar, Senegal to a well-to-do family.
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