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La Grève Des Bàttu
''La Grève des bàttu'' () is the second novel by Aminata Sow Fall, published in Dakar, Senegal, in 1979 by Nouvelles Éditions Africaines. In 1980, the book won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire. An English-language translation by Dorothy Blair was published under the title ''The Beggars' Strike'' in 1981 by Longman. ''La Grève des bàttu'' was republished in France in 2001 by Le Serpent à plumes. Plot The novel describes the revolt of beggars against a politician who expels them from the city, and the consequences of their begging strike in a society where alms are a matter of both religious and social obligation. Beggars, cripples, lepers, and children left to their own devices, the poorest, are in the habit of begging with their bowl in the busiest places in the city. They station themselves near mosques, crossroads, pedestrian crossings where residents, practicing Islam or having to make sacrifices to obtain a favor, give them alms. The authorities, concerne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aminata Sow Fall
Aminata Sow Fall (born April 27, 1941) is a Senegalese-born author. While her native language is Wolof, her books are written in French. She is considered "the first published woman novelist from francophone Black Africa". Life She was born in Saint-Louis, Senegal, where she grew up before moving to Dakar to finish her secondary schooling. After this, she earned a degree in Modern Languages at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, and became a teacher upon returning to Senegal."Aminata Sow Fall" The University of Western Australia/French, 25 December 1995. 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
Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023. Dakar is situated on the Cap-Vert peninsula, the westernmost point of mainland Africa. Cap-Vert was colonized by the Portuguese people, Portuguese in the early 15th century. The Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap-Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade. Kingdom of France, France took over the island in 1677. Following the abolition of the slave trade and French annexation of the mainland area in the 19th century, Dakar grew into a major regional port and a major city of the French colonial empire. In 1902, Dakar replaced Saint-Louis, Senegal, Saint-Louis as the capital of French West Africa. From 1959 to 1960, Dakar was the capital of the short-lived Mali Federation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix Littéraire D'Afrique Noire
The Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire (one of the major literary prizes of Black Africa for Francophone Literature) is a literary prize presented every year by the ADELF, the Association of French Language Writers for a French original text from Sub-Saharan Africa. It was originally endowed with 2,000 french francs. Winners * 1961: Aké Loba (Côte d'Ivoire) for ''Kocumbo, l'étudiant noir'' * 1962: Cheikh Hamidou Kane (Senegal) for ''L'Aventure ambiguë'' * 1963: Jean Ikelle Matiba (Cameroon) for ''Cette Afrique-là'' * 1964: Birago Diop (Senegal) for ''Contes et Lavanes'' * 1965: Bernard Dadié (Côte d'Ivoire) for ''Patron de New-York'' * 1965: Seydou Badian Kouyaté (Mali) for ''Les Dirigeants africains face à leurs peuples'' * 1966: Olympe Bhely-Quenum, Olympe Bhêly-Quenum (Benin) for ''Le Chant du lac'' * 1967: Francis Bebey (Cameroon) for ''Le fils d'Agatha Moudio'' * 1967: Francois Evembe (Cameroon) for ''Sur la terre en passant'' * 1967: Jean Pliya (Benin) for ''K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Blair
Dorothy Sara Blair, ''nee'' Greene (1913–1998) was an English scholar and translator of Francophone African literature. Life Marjorie Greene was born in Birmingham, England. She studied at Royal Holloway, University of London, before training to teach French at Cambridge. In 1939, she married Maurice Blair, and moved to South Africa. She was a university lecturer at the University of Cape Town, before becoming a professor of romance languages at the University of the Witwatersrand. She served as a trustee for ''The Classic'', a literary magazine created by Nat Nakasa in Johannesburg, alongside Nadine Gordimer, Julian Beinart, Nimrod Mkele, and others.Frontmatter, ''The Classic'', Vol. 1, Issues 1 and 2. Amazwi Museum, Makhanda. On retirement, Blair returned to England, living in Brighton and carrying out freelance literary translation from French. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longman
Longman, also known as Pearson Longman, is a publisher, publishing company founded in 1724 in London, England, which is owned by Pearson PLC. Since 1968, Longman has been used primarily as an imprint by Pearson's Schools business. The Longman brand is also used for the Longman Schools in China and the ''Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman Dictionary''. History Beginnings The Longman company was founded by Thomas Longman (1699–1755), Thomas Longman (1699 – 18 June 1755), the son of Ezekiel Longman (died 1708), a gentleman of Bristol. Thomas was apprenticed in 1716 to John Osborn, a London bookseller, and at the expiration of his apprenticeship married Osborn's daughter. In August 1724, he purchased the stock and household goods of William Taylor (bookseller), William Taylor, the first publisher of ''Robinson Crusoe'', for 9s 6d. Taylor's two shops in Paternoster Row, London, were known respectively as the ''Black Swan (St. Paul's Churchyard), Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marabout
In the Muslim world, the marabout () is a Sayyid, descendant of Muhammad (Arabic: سـيّد, Romanization of Arabic, romanized: ''sayyid'' and ''sidi'' in the Maghreb) and a Islam, Muslim religious leader and teacher who historically had the function of a chaplain serving as a part of an Islam and war, Islamic army, notably in North Africa and the Sahara region, in West Africa, and historically in the Maghreb. The marabout is often a scholar of the Quran, or religious teacher. Others may be wandering Asceticism#Islam, holy men who survive on Zakat, alms or as spiritual directors of Muslim religious communities, often as ''Murshid, muršid'' ("guide") of Tariqa, Sufi orders. The term "marabout" is also used for the mausolea of such religious leaders (cf. ''Maqam (shrine), maqām'', ''Mazar (mausoleum), mazār'', in Palestine (region), Palestine also ''Wali, walī/velī''). West Africa Muslim religious teachers Muslim Tariqa, Sufi brotherhoods were one of the main organizing f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chioma Opara
Chioma Opara (born 23 May 1951 in Jos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian author and academic whose work primarily focuses on West African feminism. She is known for developing the theory of femalism and is recognised as one of the six most important African feminist theorists. Her work has been influential in study of gender in Africa. She is currently a Professor of English and Comparative Literature in the Faculty of Humanities at Rivers State University in Port Harcout, Nigeria. Education Opara received her B.A in French from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and went on to earn her diploma in French Studies at The University of Dakar, as well as a certificate in French studies from the University of Tours in France. She obtained her Ph.D. in English at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. Opara has been an activist for humanities education in Nigeria. In a 2016 inaugural speech at Rivers State University, Opara stated that its Institute on Foundational Studies should be elevat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Novels
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satirical Novels
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society. Satire may also poke fun at popular themes in art and film. A prominent feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm—"in satire, irony is militant", according to literary critic Northrop Frye— but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of (or at least accept as natural) the very thing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
