Overview
Region
Central Africa
Cameroon
Era
Contemporary
Language
French
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
Two women share a prison cell in Cameroon — Tanga, a teenage prostitute dying of AIDS, and Anna-Claude, a French woman of Algerian origin. As Tanga tells her story, Anna-Claude assumes her identity.
Literary Significance
One of the most powerful voices in African women's literature; Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie Française