Scarlet SongLongman, 1985 - 171 pages Mireille, daughter of a French diplomat, Ousmane, son of a poor Muslim family in Senegal : two childhood sweethearts forced to share their love in secret. Their marriage shocks and dismays both sets of parents, but it soon becomes clear that their youthful optimism and love is a poor defense against the pressures of society. As Ousmane is lured back to his roots, Mireille is left humiliated, isolated and alone. The tyranny of tradition and chauvinism is brilliantly exposed in this passionate plea for human understanding. |
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... Gueye , a teacher of philosophy , first in a civil ceremony and then in the Mosque in Paris . Monsieur de La Vallée re - read these few lines to assure himself he was not dreaming . He repeated incredulously , ' Mosque ' , ' Islamic ...
... Gueye , a teacher of philosophy , first in a civil ceremony and then in the Mosque in Paris . Monsieur de La Vallée re - read these few lines to assure himself he was not dreaming . He repeated incredulously , ' Mosque ' , ' Islamic ...
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... Gueye's clean laundry back to Gibraltar , she spent an unprecedented time over her bath . One of her sisters ... Gueye as he left work . Her younger brother , who was one of Ousmane's pupils , had innocently let her know their timetable ...
... Gueye's clean laundry back to Gibraltar , she spent an unprecedented time over her bath . One of her sisters ... Gueye as he left work . Her younger brother , who was one of Ousmane's pupils , had innocently let her know their timetable ...
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... Gueye's magnanimity . . . Yaye Khady's malice . . . Boly . . . Ali . . . Coumba ... Marième . . . Gorgui ! Gorgui ... Gueye lay on the floor . Mireille did not seem to see him as she continued walking aimlessly to and fro . A scarlet ...
... Gueye's magnanimity . . . Yaye Khady's malice . . . Boly . . . Ali . . . Coumba ... Marième . . . Gorgui ! Gorgui ... Gueye lay on the floor . Mireille did not seem to see him as she continued walking aimlessly to and fro . A scarlet ...
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African arms asked baptism beauty bedroom behaviour black woman Boly boubou child clothes colour Coumba couscous Dakar daughter dish Djibril Gueye dreams eau de cologne everything eyes face father fingers friends Gibraltar girl give Gnouloule Khessoule gongo Gorgui Grand-Dakar greeted griote Guédiawaye Gueye's hair hand happiness head heart honour husband Islam jinnee Kiné Lane-la laughed Lebu legs letter live looked Maïmouna Mariama Bâ Marième marriage married memory Mireille Mireille's Monsieur morning mosque Mother Fatim NDeuk neighbourhood neighbours never Ngom night Ouakam Ouleymatou Ouleymatou's mother Ousmane Gueye Ousmane's Ousseynou Oussou pagne parents Pathé photograph prayers recognised refused Senegal Senegalese shook smiled son's Soukeyna soul taxi There's thought thousand francs tomtom took Toubab turn Usine Niari Talli Vallée voice waiting white woman wife wife's Wolof women words Yaye Khady Yaye Khady's young