Caught in the Storm by Seydou Badian
Examining the conflict between young and old, new and traditional, foreign and native, this is the story of a village family in an African country under French rule, a family where the older members revere the customs of the ancestors, whilst the younger ones are attracted to European ways.
Noiset has meticulously preserved the integrity and sublety of the original French, its invigorating idiom and orality, without undermining its satiric undertones—a challenging task she has mastered beautifully"—Jamal En-nehas, World Literature Today
"This poignant novel evokes the utopian hopes at the very dawn of the decolonization of Africa."—Publishers Weekly
Mali's Seydou Badian was a member of the second generation of African intellectuals that rose to defend the value of their own culture and to take a greater role in their political future. His personal involvement in government began in 1957, when he served as French Sudan's minister of rural economy and planning. After the establishment of the Republic of Mali in 1960, he was leader of the radical Marxist group in the government of Modibo Keita. He spent ten years in prison after Keita's 1968 overthrow. Marie-Thérèse Noiset is associate professor of French at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780894107948 |
| ISBN 10 | 0894107941 |
| Title | Caught in the Storm |
| Author | Seydou Badian |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 1998-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 116 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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