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Xala by Ousmane, Sembene
- Bookseller: PTP Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 5404
- Edition: First American Edition
- Binding: Paperback
- ISBN 10: 1556520700
- ISBN 13: 9781556520709
- Publisher: Lawrence Hill & Co
- Place: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Date published: 1983
- Size: 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.25 inches
- Weight: 0.3 pounds
Description
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Lawrence Hill & Co, 1983. This book is a "cutting, radiant and hilarious" commentary on an African world emerging from the heritage of colonialism and in the process developing certain distorted values of its own. Ousmane's satirical fable tells of the downfall of El Hadji, a member of the African elite who have taken the place of white businessmen in Francophone Africa. The protagonist is stricken with sala, impotence. The novel subtly traces the interplay among his three wives as he tries to overcome his affliction. 103 pgs.. ISBN: 1-55652-070-0. First American Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FICTION.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
Book summary
A businessman who is also a polygamist meets his downfall in French-speaking Africa.
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