Books from Niger
5 popular nigerien books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Africa Challenge" were written by authors from Niger.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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De strijd om Gao : een geschiedenis uit Niger by Nouhou Malio NL
Description:
Mondeling overgeleverd episch verhaal over de geschiedenis van Gao, hoofdstad van het Songhay-rijk in West-Afrika in de 15e en 16e eeuw.
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El héroe que fue al infierno y escuchó que cantaba allí su epopeya: cantos épicos del pueblo djerma de Niger by Safiatou Amadou, José Manuel Pedrosa ES
Description:
Narración de algunas de las historias de cuatro personas notables del pueblo djerma, en el sur del Níger. El libro recoge los relatos que se fueron transmitiendo de generación en generación de forma oral. Quien las contaba se acompañaba de un instrumento musical, a menudo de varios músicos y se dirigía a un auditorio popular en un mundo tradicional que hoy tiene los días contados y desgraciadamente se perderá irremisiblemente.
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Engaging Modernity : Muslim Women and the Politics of Agency in Postcolonial Niger by Ousseina D. Alidou EN
Description:
Seizing the space opened by the early 1990s democratization movement, Muslim women are carving an active, influential, but often-overlooked role for themselves during a time of great change. Engaging Modernity provides a compelling portrait of Muslim women in Niger as they confronted the challenges and opportunities of the late twentieth century. Based on thorough scholarly research and extensive fieldwork—including a wealth of interviews—Ousseina Alidou’s work offers insights into the meaning of modernity for Muslim women in Niger. Mixing biography with sociological data, social theory and li... continue
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Les fers de l'absence by Hélène Kaziendé FR
Description:
Alors que Raya se débat à Irtaabi pour élever ses trois enfants, son époux Wadou, incarcéré à Bulala, la prison la plus répressive de Wirfaaba, confie à son journal sa solitude, ses blessures et ses doutes sur l'avenir. ŠL'auteure nous introduit au coeur de la politique africaine, et personne ne s'étonnera devant le tableau qu'elle peint de ces dictatures abominables qui ont régenté le continent. Derrière la poésie qui se dégage de cette oeuvre engagée, il y a la réalité révoltante du sort fait au peuple, la volonté de le voir sortir de ses fers et la conviction qu'il porte en lui-même les lum... continue
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The Epic of Askia Mohammed by Nouhou Malio EN
Description:
Askia Mohammed is the most famous leader in the history of the Songhay Empire, which reached its apogee during his reign in 1493-1528. Songhay, approximately halfway between the present-day cities of Timbuktu in Mali and Niamey in Niger, became a political force beginning in 1463, under the leadership of Sonni Ali Ber. By the time of his death in 1492, the foundation had been laid for the development under Askia Mohammed of a complex system of administration, a well-equipped army and navy, and a network of large government-owned farms. The present rendition of the epic was narrated by the grio... continue