West Africa
Senegal
Contemporary
French (Une si longue lettre)
Fiction
An epistolary novel written as a letter from Ramatoulaye to her friend Aissatou, exploring themes of polygamy, women's rights, and Islamic traditions in Senegal.
Literary Significance
Winner of inaugural Noma Award; literary scholar Abiola Irele called it 'the most deeply felt presentation of the female condition in African fiction'
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editorial-summarynot primary textAn epistolary novel written as a letter from Ramatoulaye to her friend Aissatou, exploring themes of polygamy, women's rights, and Islamic traditions in Senegal. Winner of inaugural Noma Award; literary scholar Abiola Irele called it 'the most deeply felt presentation of the female condition in African fiction'
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