Abandoned Baobab The Autobiography of a Senegalese Woman

Name: Abandoned Baobab The Autobiography of a Senegalese Woman
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ISBN: 9780813927374

ISBN-10: 0813927374

ISBN-13: 9780813927374

Edition: 2008

Authors: Ken Bugul, Jeanne Garane, Marjolijn de Jager, Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal

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The subject of intense admiration--and not a little shock, when it was first published-- "The Abandoned Baobab" has consistently captivated readers ever since. The book has been translated into numerous languages and was chosen by QBR Black Book Review as one of Africa's 100 best books of the twentieth century. No African woman had ever been so frank, in an autobiography, or written so poignantly, about the intimate details of her life--a distinction that, more than two decades later, still holds true. Abandoned by her mother and sent to live with relatives in Dakar, the author tells of being educated in the French colonial school system, where she comes gradually to feel alienated from her…

Book details

List price: $19.50
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Publication date: 4/8/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.40" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English