Senegal

Books in this genre are set in or about Senegal.

So Long a Letter
At Night All Blood is Black
La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
God's Bits of Wood
Xala
Ambiguous Adventure
Three Strong Women
Scarlet Song
Le Ventre de l'Atlantique
Beyond the Door of No Return
The Beggars' Strike
Le Baobab Fou
Doomi Golo—The Hidden Notebooks (African Humanities and the Arts)
Brotherhood
The Message
Annihilation of Caste by B.R. AmbedkarThe Persistence of Caste by Anand TeltumbdeUntouchables Castes in India by ShyamlalHaunted by Fire by Mythily SivaramanRepublic of Caste by Anand Teltumbde
Caste Discrimination
95 books — 3 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeCutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Fictitious Africa
556 books — 275 voters



Geert Mak
Hoewel het overgrote deel van de Vrije Fransen in werkelijkheid bestond uit de zwarte Senegalese manschappen – in de zomer van 1944 waren daarvan al 17 000 gesneuveld – mochten ze geen deel uitmaken van de heldenontvangst in Parijs. De eerste grote parade op het Europese continent zou anders één grote zwarte show zijn geworden en dat, zo onthulde de BBC meer dan een halve eeuw later, wilden de Amerikanen tot iedere prijs voorkomen.
Geert Mak, Wisselwachter

In May 1903, Bamba’s insistence on God as his sole master prompted the authorities to post the following “urgent” telegram: “Urgent. Marabout Ahmadou Bamba is making it known that he recognizes no other master but God, and refuses to be summoned for an interview … situation particularly serious.
Michelle R. Kimball, Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba: A Peacemaker for Our Time

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