vicgrinberg OP , 21 days ago

Mariama Bâ - "Une si longue letter / So Long a Letter / Ein so langer Brief"

I remembered reading the book some 15 years ago and being thoroughly impressed by a world so different from my own - both in terms of society (I know almost nothing about Senegal!) and the viewpoint of a then much older women having lived such a different live.

Take a look - and if my mini recommendation is not convincing you, here is a much longer one ▶️ https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/05/13/feminize-your-canon-mariama-ba/

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