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Segu: A Novel
by Conde, Maryse
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0345353064
- ISBN 13
- 9780345353061
- Seller
-
New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Ballantine Books, 1988. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very large, sturdy softcover, glossy wrappers with pink borders to front, spine and back wrapper, a beautiful color-illustration of African veldt, with border of African faces on front, spine and center back, praise from Maya Angelou, Howard Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 493 lightly browned pages including maps, family tree in early pages. Very light tiny creases and light wear to top tips. Near Very Fine.
Synopsis
The year is 1797, and the kingdom of Segu is flourishing, fed by the wealth of its noblemen and the power of its warriors. The people of Segu, the Bambara, are guided by their griots and priests; their lives are ruled by the elements. But even their soothsayers can only hint at the changes to come, for the battle of the soul of Africa has begun. From the east comes a new religion, Islam, and from the West, the slave trade. Segu follows the life of Dousika Traore, the king’s most trusted advisor, and his four sons, whose fates embody the forces tearing at the fabric of the nation. There is Tiekoro, who renounces his people’s religion and embraces Islam; Siga, who defends tradition, but becomes a merchant; Naba, who is kidnapped by slave traders; and Malobali, who becomes a mercenary and halfhearted Christian. Based on actual events, Segu transports the reader to a fascinating time in history, capturing the earthy spirituality, religious fervor, and violent nature of a people and a growing nation trying to cope with jihads, national rivalries, racism, amid the vagaries of commerce.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 059134
- Title
- Segu: A Novel
- Author
- Conde, Maryse
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0345353064
- ISBN 13
- 9780345353061
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 512
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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