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Segu Venkateswarlu
Segu may refer to: *Ségou, a city in south-central Mali, the former capital of the Bamana Empire * Sergi López Segú, Spanish footballer * ''Segu'' (novel), by Maryse Condé Maryse Condé (née Boucolon; February 11, 1937) is a French novelist, critic, and playwright from the French Overseas department and region of Guadeloupe. Condé is best known for her novel ''Ségou'' (1984–85).Condé, Maryse, and Richard ... *SEGU, the old ICAO airport code for José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, which serves Guayaquil in Ecuador {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ségou
Ségou (; bm, ߛߋߓߎ, italic=no, ) is a town and an urban commune in south-central Mali that lies northeast of Bamako on the right bank of the River Niger. The town is the capital of the Ségou Cercle and the Ségou Region. With 130,690 inhabitants in 2009, it is the fifth-largest town in Mali. The village of Ségou-Koro, upstream of the present town, was established in the 17th century and became the capital of the Bambara Empire. History In the middle of the 19th century there were four villages with the name of Ségou spread out over a distance of around along the right bank of the river. They were, starting from the most upstream, Ségou-Koro (Old Ségou), Ségou-Bougou, Ségou-Koura (New Ségou) and Ségou-Sikoro. The present town is on the site of Ségou-Sikoro. The village of Ségou-Koro prospered after Biton Mamary Coulibaly became king in 1712 and founded the Ségou (or Bamana) Empire. Mungo Park became the first European known to have visited the village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segu (novel)
''Segu: A Novel'' (french: Ségou: les murailles de terre, lit. Segu: The Earthern Wall) is a French novel by Maryse Condé published in May 1984. Set in historical Ségou (now part of Mali), the book examines the violent impact of the slave trade, Islam, Christianity, and white colonization on a royal family during the period from 1797 to 1860. The African saga and its sequel, '' The Children of Segu'' has been positively reviewed. The book won the Liberatur Prize in 1988. Synopsis Set in 1797, ''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. The eldest of Traore's sons, Tiekoro, renounces his people's religion and embraces Islam; Siga defends tradition, but becomes a merchant; Naba is kidnapped by slave traders; and Malobali becomes a mercenary and halfhearted Christian. Reviews The ''New York Times'' regarded the novel as "the most significant novel about black A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryse Condé
Maryse Condé (née Boucolon; February 11, 1937) is a French novelist, critic, and playwright from the French Overseas department and region of Guadeloupe. Condé is best known for her novel ''Ségou'' (1984–85).Condé, Maryse, and Richard Philcox. ''Tales from the Heart: True Stories from My Childhood.'' New York: Soho, 2001. Her novels explore the African diaspora that resulted from slavery and colonialism in the Caribbean. Her novels, written in French, have been translated into English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. She has won various awards, such as the Grand Prix Littéraire de la Femme (1986), Prix de l’Académie française (1988), Prix Carbet de la Carraibe (1997)"Author Profile: Maryse Condé" ''World Literature Today'' (September–December 2004), 78 (3/4), p. 27. and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
