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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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