''The Strange Destiny of Wangrin'', or ''The Fortunes of Wangrin'', originally published as ''L'Étrange Destin de Wangrin'', is a non-fiction novel written by Malian novelist and scholar
Amadou Hampâté Bâ published in 1973.
It narrates the story of Wangari, a friend of Bâ and his experience in colonial Mali.
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Analysis
The book has been referred to a historical novel that criticises the bastardisation of African traditional by the West. It won the 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 ...
in 1974.
References
1973 Malian novels
French-language novels
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