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Apr 25, 2024
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FREN 294 - Mariama Ba: So Long a Letter 1.5 Credit Hours
“To warp a soul is as much a sacrilege as murder,” wrote Senegalese author and advocate for women’s rights, Mariama Bâ, whose French-language novels are available today in a dozen languages. Born in Dakar, Bâ grew up Muslim. Her grandmother instilled in her the traditional values and principles of her society, and the spirituality of its historic past. At her father’s insistence, Bâ received a colonial education and she graduated from the prestigious Ecole Normale as a teacher. She separated from her husband and raised their nine children as a single parent. Bâ’s writing sheds light on the complex and poignant fate of many African women and girls. ”To warp a soul is as much a sacrilege as murder,” wrote Senegalese author and advocate for women’s rights, Mariama Bâ, whose French-language novels are available today in a dozen languages. Born in Dakar, Bâ grew up Muslim. Her grandmother instilled in her the traditional values and principles of her society, and the spirituality of its historic past. At her father’s insistence, Bâ received a colonial education and she graduated from the prestigious Ecole Normale as a teacher. She separated from her husband and raised their nine children as a single parent. Bâ’s writing sheds light on the complex and poignant fate of many African women and girls. This course, when taken with another 1.5 hour French literature class. will earn the literature core area requirement. Also listed as BWS 294.
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