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The Abandoned Baobab, Ken Bugul, translated from French by Marjolijin de Jager, 1984, Senegal, AUTOBIOGRAPHY

"...Told in an almost staccato style, Ken Bugul's struggle is painful and all encompassing: "I, who had dreamed of a home, of a father, of a mother, of ancestors. I who wanted to be recognized! I was thrown into the cage of unfulfilled fantasies and was taking wild rides into the world of surreal dream." Reading her attempts to reconcile her destructive feelings can be challenging, but it is ultimately rewarding for the insights she gives into her culture, religion, and way of understanding how people learn, know, and grow."

(H.S., p. 37)

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Zanna

I have reviewed this book, which I found difficult in a good way
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

This book is currently under discussion over in the Great African Reads group
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Thanks for your review, Zanna. It has been incorporated above.