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Le Jujubier du patriarche
Le cinquième roman d'Aminata Sow Fall, Le Jujubier du patriarche, nous plonge dans la complexe mémoire africaine, tissée autour d'un chat, le chant qui célèbre les lignées des héros antiques, des bâtisseurs et des grands guerriers.L'enjeu de la mémoire c'est la place qui revient aujourd'hui à chacun au sein de la société. Mais le tissage peut aussi être déchiré par l'intrusion du monde " moderne " qui suit les Indépendances...
260 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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Aminata Sow Fall
23 books64 followersAminata Sow Fall (born 1941) is a Senegalese-born author. While her native language is Wolof, her books are written in French.
She was born 1941 in Saint-Louis, Senegal, where she grew up before moving to Dakar to finish her secondary schooling. After this, she did a degree in Modern Languages in France and became a teacher upon returning to Senegal. She was a member of the Commission for Educational Reform responsible for the introduction of African literature into the French syllabus in Senegal, before becoming director of La Propriété littéraire (The Literary Property) in Dakar (1979-88). She was appointed the first woman president of Senegal's Writer's Association in 1985. In 1990 she founded the publishing house Éditions Khoudia.
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She was born 1941 in Saint-Louis, Senegal, where she grew up before moving to Dakar to finish her secondary schooling. After this, she did a degree in Modern Languages in France and became a teacher upon returning to Senegal. She was a member of the Commission for Educational Reform responsible for the introduction of African literature into the French syllabus in Senegal, before becoming director of La Propriété littéraire (The Literary Property) in Dakar (1979-88). She was appointed the first woman president of Senegal's Writer's Association in 1985. In 1990 she founded the publishing house Éditions Khoudia.
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May 7, 2024
La partie du roman centrée sur les personnages de cette famille sénégalaise en déclin est la plus aboutie, et il est dommage que leurs histoires trouvent trop peu de résolution et d'aboutissement. La partie des ancêtres, principalement en forme de chants, semble arriver trop tard et manque malheureusement de cohésion avec le reste du roman.
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