by Maryse Condé · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782253037118
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«Ségou. Les murailles de terre» is the historical novel by Maryse Condé, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (344 pages, in French).
The novel is set at the end of the 18th century in the kingdom of Ségou, between Bamako and Timbuktu (present-day Mali), and follows Dousika Traoré, a Bambara nobleman, and his four sons. Their fates diverge as Islam expands and holy war coexists with the slave trade; men and women, free and enslaved, embody the tensions of the era.
First instalment of the «Ségou» saga; this edition reproduces the complete text of the novel.
A work for those interested in historical fiction and family sagas set in West Africa.
Maryse Condé was a French novelist, critic, and playwright from the French Overseas department and region of Guadeloupe. She was also an academic, whose teaching career took her to West Africa and North America, as well as the Caribbean and Europe. As a writer, Condé is best known for her novel Ségou (1984–1985).
