The Suns of IndependenceAfricana Publishing Company, 1981 - 136 pages The "Suns of Independence" considered a masterpiece of modern African literature, enables the reader to gain unique insight into African culture and conflicts. Through Fama and Salimata, the husband and wife at the heart of the story, Kourouma conveys the confusion that torments many Africans when a traditional and a later, more materialistic culture collide. The last of the Dumbuya princes who had reigned over the Malinke tribe before the European conquest, Fama seeks a place for himself within the new hierarchy of bureaucrats and border guards. Salimata, haunted by memories of a ritualistic excision and a brutal rape, searches for the means to have a child who will pass on the Dumbuya legacy to future generations. Interwoven with tales and proverbs from the ancient Malinke traditions, this modern novel brilliantly captures the struggles, desires, and dreams of a people in a West African country living through the tumultuous days of Independence. -- Publisher description. |
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... Bambara leaping into the dance - circle at the sound of drums . No , really ! Fama rose and interrupted : ' Fellow - Muslims ! One word , fellow - Muslims ! Listen ... ' He was not able to utter another word . Like a pack of rutting ...
... Bambara leaping into the dance - circle at the sound of drums . No , really ! Fama rose and interrupted : ' Fellow - Muslims ! One word , fellow - Muslims ! Listen ... ' He was not able to utter another word . Like a pack of rutting ...
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... Bambara . Yet all his features were those of a Fula : tribal tattoo - marks , the dry brittle look of a tree in the dry season , and ears like an aardvark . He repeated himself constantly . He had escaped in time , just in time , since ...
... Bambara . Yet all his features were those of a Fula : tribal tattoo - marks , the dry brittle look of a tree in the dry season , and ears like an aardvark . He repeated himself constantly . He had escaped in time , just in time , since ...
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... Bambara who were its original inhabitants , the con- querors offered to make the descendant of Suleyman Dumbuya the country's ruler . His name was Bakary . And Bakary ought not to have accepted . The Bambara had showered honours and ...
... Bambara who were its original inhabitants , the con- querors offered to make the descendant of Suleyman Dumbuya the country's ruler . His name was Bakary . And Bakary ought not to have accepted . The Bambara had showered honours and ...
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The mastiff and his shameless way of sitting | 3 |
by baboonhunting dogs 858 | 19 |
When has God ever shown pity for misfortune? | 38 |
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Abdullahi ancestors arrived Bakary Balla Bambara baobab basin bastards beast began beggars belly blood breath bridge burst bush buttocks calabashes ceremony Chekura cloth clouds cock compound dead death dogs dream drumming Dumbuya ears everything excision eyes Fama Fama's fetish fetish-priest fire forest funeral rites God's greeted guards hands harmattan head hear heart hills honour Horodugu howled husband hyena Ibrahima Kone Jamuru knew knife lagoon Lasina laterite looked lorry Malinke marabout Mariam Matali misfortune morning mother Muslim Naku National Reconciliation Day never night once palaver peace praise praise-singer prayed prayer president rain rape rice robe rose round rushed sacrifice Salimata savanna scent screamed season secretary-general shades shouting silence silk-cotton silk-cotton tree single party sleep smells smile sorcerer spirit sterile stopped suns of Independence swarmed tell things thought Togobala trees turned Vassoko village vultures walked wind woman women