So Long a Letter

Name: So Long a Letter
Author: Mariama Ba

Mariama Ba (1979)

“A Senegalese widow writes a letter that becomes the first great African feminist novel -- composed during the forty days she is forbidden to leave her house.”

EraPostmodern / Post-Colonial African

Pages89

Difficulty★★★☆☆ Challenging

AP Appearances2

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