Name: Segu (Penguin Modern Classics)
Price: 13.71 EUR
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Author: Maryse Condé
ISBN: 9780241293515

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Physical Book

Author

Maryse Condé

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Penguin Classics

Synopsis "Segu (Penguin Modern Classics) "

Winner of the Alternative Nobel Prize for Literature 2018 The bestselling epic novel of family, treachery, rivalry, religious fervour and the turbulent fate of a royal African dynasty It is 1797 and the African kingdom of Segu, born of blood and violence, is at the height of its power. Yet Dousika Traore, the king's most trusted advisor, feels nothing but dread. Change is coming. From the East, a new religion, Islam. From the West, the slave trade. These forces will tear his country, his village and the lives of his beloved sons apart, in Maryse Condé's glittering epic.'Rich and colorful and glorious. It sprawls over continents and centuries to find its way into the reader's heart' - Maya Angelou'A stunning reaffirmation of Africa and its peoples... It's a starburst' - John A. Williams

Maryse Condé

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Maryse Condé (born as Maryse Boucolon; Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, February 11, 1934-Apt, April 2, 2024) was a Guadeloupean writer, an overseas territory of France. A scholar in Francophone literature, recognized feminist and activist who promoted African history and culture, she is noted for her extensive productivity as an author and her versatility in writing historical fiction, short stories, novels, essays, and other genres. She is especially known for her novel Segu (1984-1985). In 2018, she received the Alternative Nobel Prize in Literature. In 2021, she was awarded the Prix Mondial Cino del Duca for her humanistic work in culture.

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