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Chargement... Vehi-Ciosane, ou, Blanche-Genèse: Suivi du Mandat (1965)par Sembene Ousmane
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Appartient à la série éditorialeAfrican Writers (92) Contient
These two novelettes look at the state of modern Africa. Dieng experiences bureaucratic incompetence and deceit in The Money Order which leads him to a public act of despair, while in White Genesis, the decline of a way of life is examined through a tragic tale of incest. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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This review is from: The Money-Order with White Genesis [AWS 92] (Paperback)
Two novellas set in the author's native Senegal.
White Genesis is a drama of murder, incest and madness involving the leading family of a village. With a backdrop of the locals voicing their opinions, it almost felt like a Greek tragedy.
In The Money Order, a poor man receives a money order from a nephew in France. But cashing it requires an identity card, which in turn requires photos, a birth certificate and much 'greasing of palms'. And while all this is going on, the recipient's good news has leaked out and he's approached from all sides for a loan...
Quite well-written but didn't hugely grab me. (