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Xala - Ousmane Sembène
Xala
by: (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780435901752 (0435901753)
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels, Academic, School, Literature, Cultural, Africa, African Literature
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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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Xala - Ousmane Sembène, Clive Wake
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