So the Path Does Not Die - Couverture souple

Hollist, Pede

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9956727377 ISBN 13 : 9789956727377

Editeur : Langaa Rpcig, 2008

Synopsis

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Présentation de l'éditeur

'A cleverly written, superb and charming piece of work, garnished with delectable proses. So the Path Does Not Die illuminates the diaspora experience.' Afrikult.comFinaba Marah yearns to fit in with the other girls of her age, and nothing will allow her to do that more than the initiation ceremony. One night Finaba is secretly whisked away by her grandmother, but before her initiation is complete, Finaba's father storms in and brings the circumcision to a halt. The family is advised to leave their home, and the events that follow set Finaba's life on an unexpected path.So the Path Does Not Die is a touching coming of age story that follows Finaba through her childhood and adolescence into adulthood, from her native Sierra Leone to the new and exciting land of opportunity, the USA. This modern story addresses issues of ethnicity, sexuality, gender and Female Genital Circumcision, told through the life of this feisty, intelligent and determined young African woman as she makes her way through the world while balancing the weights of tradition and modernity. But most of all, it is a story of survival.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Finaba Marah yearns to fit in with the other girls of her age, and nothing will allow her to do that more than the initiation ceremony that her grandmother Baramusu has told her so much about. Finaba's parents' fiercely object and her father halts her circumcision ceremony and they leave their home. So the Path Does Not Die is a touching coming of age story that follows Finaba through her childhood and adolescence into adulthood, from her native Sierra Leone to the new and exciting land of opportunity, the USA. But most of all, it is a story of survival.

Book of the Year, African Literature Association

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Langaa Rpcig
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9956727377
• ISBN 13: 9789956727377
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible