false 151374 18 <ul><i>It is not only the fact that this is the most deeply felt presentation of the female condition in African fiction that gives distinction to this novel, but also its undoubted literary qualities, which seem to place it among the best novels that have come out of our continent.</i><br /> - West Africa</ul>This novel is a perceptive testimony to the plight of articulate women who live in social milieux dominated by attitudes and values that deny them their proper place. It is a sequence of reminiscences, some wistful, some bitter, recounted by a recently widowed Senegalese school teacher. The letter, addressed to an old friend, is a record of her emotional struggle for survival after her husband's abrupt decision to take a second wife. Although his action is sanctioned by Islam, it is a calculated betrayal of his wife's trust and a brutal rejection of their life together. </P> 146098 1981 So Long a Letter (African Writers Series) total:492|5:109|4:205|3:133|2:36|1:9| 492 1845 674 57 4 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Oct 22 13:16:02 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 13:16:02 -0700 2009
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