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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... hair , while she bravely took notes for both of them . Sometimes they played truant . Across the main road , on the far side of the university , lay the sea . As he gazed at the water , Ousmane Gueye murmured the begin- ning of a ...
... hair , while she bravely took notes for both of them . Sometimes they played truant . Across the main road , on the far side of the university , lay the sea . As he gazed at the water , Ousmane Gueye murmured the begin- ning of a ...
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... hair . She had been caugh unprepared and had no idea what to do next . How was she to le Ousmane know what had happened ? He would be sick with wor until she could explain everything to him . It would be too risk to ask the servant or ...
... hair . She had been caugh unprepared and had no idea what to do next . How was she to le Ousmane know what had happened ? He would be sick with wor until she could explain everything to him . It would be too risk to ask the servant or ...
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... hair , Yaye Khady had suffered to see the infant's resemb- lance to the son of her ' blood ' . This had struck Ousmane too . Tomorrow would not his son find it hard to forgive him for condemning him to live on the fringes of two worlds ...
... hair , Yaye Khady had suffered to see the infant's resemb- lance to the son of her ' blood ' . This had struck Ousmane too . Tomorrow would not his son find it hard to forgive him for condemning him to live on the fringes of two worlds ...
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