The Sun Hath Looked Upon Me
Original title: C'est le soleil qui m'a bru le e
earliest edition we have, 1987 J'ai lu, 1999 paperback
"Nineteen-year-old Ateba lives in a slum neighbourhood in the African city of Awu. Abandoned by her prostitute mother, Ateba lodges with her aunt. Caught between the expectations of her aunt, who seeks a high bride-price for her, and the violent threats of her suitor, Ateba begins to lose her fragile hold on sanity." "This shocking novel deconstructs the illusions about African women which negritude literature has pr...
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