Segu: A NovelPenguin Publishing Group, 1 sept. 1996 - 512 pages “Condé’s story is rich and colorful and glorious. It sprawls over continents and centuries to find its way into the reader’s heart.” —Maya Angelou “A wondrous novel” (The New York Times) by the winner of the 2018 New Academy Prize (The Alternative Nobel prize in literature) and author of The Gospel According to the New World 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. Segu follows 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, Segu transports 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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... Tiefolo , unaware of all this , entered the town . He was dis- appointed . Was this really Jenne ? There were fewer people than in Segu , there was less trade going on . He galloped into a huge square with an enormous building in the ...
... Tiefolo , unaware of all this , entered the town . He was dis- appointed . Was this really Jenne ? There were fewer people than in Segu , there was less trade going on . He galloped into a huge square with an enormous building in the ...
Page 331
... Tiefolo frowned . Another Fulani ? The red monkeys were everywhere ! Mansa Tiefolo had succeeded his brother Da Monzon , who had continued to taunt him even after his death , for Tiefolo was less handsome , less strong , less admired by ...
... Tiefolo frowned . Another Fulani ? The red monkeys were everywhere ! Mansa Tiefolo had succeeded his brother Da Monzon , who had continued to taunt him even after his death , for Tiefolo was less handsome , less strong , less admired by ...
Page 441
... Tiefolo is asking for you , " he said . Muhammad put his prayer beads away in the pocket of his burnous . While the years had destroyed Siga , they had respected Tie- folo's fine figure , solid torso and shapely legs . Only his hair ...
... Tiefolo is asking for you , " he said . Muhammad put his prayer beads away in the pocket of his burnous . While the years had destroyed Siga , they had respected Tie- folo's fine figure , solid torso and shapely legs . Only his hair ...
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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 death Diarra Diemogo Dousika El-Hadj Baba El-Hadj Omar Eucaristus eyes face father Fatima fetish priests Fulani girl gods Gorée 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 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