So Long a Letter (French: Une si longue lettre) is a semi-autobiographical epistolary novel originally written in French by the Senegalese writer Mariama Bâ. It was her first novel. Its theme is the condition of women in Western African society. As the novel begins, Ramatoulaye Fall is beginning a letter to her lifelong friend Aissatou Bâ. The occasion for writing is Ramatoulaye's recent widowhood. As she gives her friend the details of her husband's death, she recounts the major events in their lives.
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| - Une si longue lettre est le premier roman de l'écrivaine sénégalaise Mariama Bâ publié pour la première fois en 1979. Écrit en français, l'ouvrage prend la forme d'un roman épistolaire où Ramatoulaye Fall raconte à Aïssatou, son amie de longue date, son veuvage et sa vie de femme et de mère. Aux événements de sa vie s'entrelacent ceux de son amie Aïssatou. Ce roman célèbre aborde le statut des femmes au Sénégal et plus largement en Afrique de l'Ouest. (fr)
- So Long a Letter (French: Une si longue lettre) is a semi-autobiographical epistolary novel originally written in French by the Senegalese writer Mariama Bâ. It was her first novel. Its theme is the condition of women in Western African society. As the novel begins, Ramatoulaye Fall is beginning a letter to her lifelong friend Aissatou Bâ. The occasion for writing is Ramatoulaye's recent widowhood. As she gives her friend the details of her husband's death, she recounts the major events in their lives. (en)
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| - Une si longue lettre est le premier roman de l'écrivaine sénégalaise Mariama Bâ publié pour la première fois en 1979. Écrit en français, l'ouvrage prend la forme d'un roman épistolaire où Ramatoulaye Fall raconte à Aïssatou, son amie de longue date, son veuvage et sa vie de femme et de mère. Aux événements de sa vie s'entrelacent ceux de son amie Aïssatou. Ce roman célèbre aborde le statut des femmes au Sénégal et plus largement en Afrique de l'Ouest. (fr)
- So Long a Letter (French: Une si longue lettre) is a semi-autobiographical epistolary novel originally written in French by the Senegalese writer Mariama Bâ. It was her first novel. Its theme is the condition of women in Western African society. As the novel begins, Ramatoulaye Fall is beginning a letter to her lifelong friend Aissatou Bâ. The occasion for writing is Ramatoulaye's recent widowhood. As she gives her friend the details of her husband's death, she recounts the major events in their lives. The novel is often used in literature classes focusing on women's roles in post-colonial Africa. It won the first Noma Award for Publishing in Africa in 1980. (en)
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