Xala
by:
Ousmane Sembène (author)
Clive Wake (translator)
A biting satire about the downfall of a businessman-polygamist who assumes the role of the colonialist in French-speaking Africa.
A biting satire about the downfall of a businessman-polygamist who assumes the role of the colonialist in French-speaking Africa.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781556520709 (1556520700)
Publish date: 1997-08-01
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Pages no: 112
Edition language: English
Considering that Xala was written in the 1970s, it is a surprisingly frank discussion of male & female societal, marital, & sexual relationships in the days of post-colonial Senegal (which gained independence in 1960). It's a dark satire, a harsh parable that shows the clash between old, traditional...
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