The Sun Hath Looked Upon Me.(Translated from the Frenche). [texte imprimé] /
Beyala.Calixthe., Auteur . -
new york : Heinemann, 1988 . - 120p. ; 13x20.
ISBN : 978-0-435-90951-2
Langues : Anglais (
eng)
Langues originales : Anglais (
eng)
Index. décimale : |
820 Littérature de langue anglaise |
Résumé : |
nineteen year old ateba lives in a slum neighbouchood in the african city of awu abondoned by her prostitute mother ateba lodges with her aunt caught between the expectations of her aunt who seeks a high bride price for her and the violent threats of her suitor ateba begins to lose her fragile hold on sanity this shockikg novel deconstructs the illusions about african women which negritude leterature has produced. beyala gives a voice those who have learnt the emotional and psychological effects of life in the african ghetto. |