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Segu

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Penguin Group USA, 1996 - 493 pages
The year is 1797, and the kingdom of Segu is flourishing, fed by the wealth of its noblemen and the power of its warriors. The people of Segu, the Bambara, are guided by their griots and priests; their lives are ruled by the elements. But even their soothsayers can only hint at the changes to come, for the battle of the soul of Africa has begun. From the east comes a new religion, Islam, and from the West, the slave trade.

Segufollows the life of Dousika Traore, the king’s most trusted advisor, and his four sons, whose fates embody the forces tearing at the fabric of the nation. There is Tiekoro, who renounces his people’s religion and embraces Islam; Siga, who defends tradition, but becomes a merchant; Naba, who is kidnapped by slave traders; and Malobali, who becomes a mercenary and halfhearted Christian.

Based on actual events,Segutransports the reader to a fascinating time in history, capturing the earthy spirituality, religious fervor, and violent nature of a people and a growing nation trying to cope with jihads, national rivalries, racism, amid the vagaries of commerce.

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Avis d'utilisateur  - Karen Silvestri - Goodreads

The book was very good, as I would expect from Conde. I never made it to the end though; this was not the story's fault though. Now that I am over 50, reading 'real' books is difficult, so I read ... Consulter l'avis complet

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Avis d'utilisateur  - Øystein Bjaanes - Goodreads

I had high hopes for this book. I've partly grown up in Africa (though on the wrong side of the continent, Ethiopia), and I have a MA in history focusing on Ethiopia (even though that's about modern ... Consulter l'avis complet

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Abomey Agoudas Alfa Allah Amadou ancestors arms Ashanti asked Ayisha Ayodele back to Segu Bambara Birame blood body Boubou brother Chacha Cheikou Hamadou child compound courtyard cowries dark death Diemogo Dousika El-Hadj Baba El-Hadj Omar Eucaristus eyes face father Fatima fetish priests Fulani girl gods griots Guedou Guezo Hamdallay hand hated head heard horse Islam Jenne Joliba Kaarta king knew Kodjoe kola nuts Koumare laughed lived looked Macina Malobali Mansa marabout Maryem master millet Monzon mosque mother Muhammad Mulay Muslim Naba Naba's Nadie never night Olubunmi Osei Bonsu Ouidah palace prayer river Romana Samake Segu shea butter Siga Siga's Sira slaves smile Somono soon stood suddenly talk tell thing thought Tiefolo Tiekoro Timbuktu told tondyons took town trade Traore tree Tukulor turned walls wife wives woman women young

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À propos de l'auteur (1996)

A native of Guadeloupe, Maryse Condé lived for many years in Paris, where she taught West Indian literature at the Sorbonne. The author of several novels that have been well received in France (both Segu and its sequel were best-sellers), she has lectured widely in the United States and now divides her time between Guadeloupe and New York city, where she teaches at Columbia University.

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TitreSegu
AuteurMaryse Condé
Éditionréimprimée
ÉditeurPenguin Group USA, 1996
ISBN014025949X, 9780140259490
Longueur493 pages
  
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