Books by Amadou Hampâté Bâ (3)
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Amkoullel, the Fula Boy by Amadou Hampâté Bâ EN
MaliDescription:
Born in 1900 in French West Africa, Malian writer Amadou Hampâté Bâ was one of the towering figures in the literature of twentieth-century Francophone Africa. In Amkoullel, the Fula Boy, Bâ tells in striking detail the story of his youth, which was set against the aftermath of war between the Fula and Toucouleur peoples and the installation of French colonialism. A master storyteller, Bâ recounts pivotal moments of his life, and the lives of his powerful and large family, from his first encounter with the white commandant through the torturous imprisonment of his stepfather and to his forced a... continue
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Kaidara : by Amadou Hampâté Bâ ES
Description:
Kaidara es la historia del viaje iniciático de tres compañeros a través de un país subterráneo repleto de encuentros simbólicos y misteriosos, hacia el hogar del “tan lejano y tan próximo” Kaidara, dios del oro y del conocimiento. Tras el aspecto recreativo de este gran cuento africano, concebido para todas las edades, cada imagen, cada evento posee un sentido oculto que Amadou Hampâté Bâ nos ayuda a descubrir en un importante aparato de notas sobre el simbolismo y la espiritualidad africanos.
