Books from Mali
13 popular malian 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 Mali.
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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Amkoullel, l'enfant peul by Amadou Hampâté Bâ FR
Description:
Amkoullel, tel est le surnom que porte le jeune Hampâté Bâ quand, au début du XXe siècle, il s'initie aux traditions familiales séculaires. Fréquentant l'école française en même temps que la coranique, courant la savane alors que des proches partent pour une guerre que l'on dit mondiale, mais qui les concerne si peu, à l'écoute des grands maîtres de la parole, il devient lui-même, à son insu, un griot, garant et dépositaire d'une civilisation orale en pleine mutation. A la fois roman d'aventure, tableau de mœurs et fresque historique, ce livre restitue dans une langue savoureuse et limpide tou... continue
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Amkoullel, the Fula Boy by Amadou Hampâté Bâ EN
Description:
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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Bound to Violence by Yambo Ouologuem EN
Description:
The African empire of Nakem is exploited by Arabs and colonialism and spiced with black magic, cannibalism and murder.
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De onvermijdelijkheid van geweld : roman by Yambo Ouologuem NL
Description:
'De onvermijdelijkheid van geweld' neemt de lezer mee naar het imaginaire rijk Nakem en de eeuwen durende dynastie van de Saïfs, die er als listige heersers de baas spelen. Via deze kroniek lezen we over de miskende geschiedenis van Afrika, die ons van binnenuit wordt voorgeschoteld. Geweld, moordpartijen. listen, notabelen die het bij de slavenhandel niet zo nauw nemen met hun geweten: Yambo Ouologuem neemt geen blad voor de mond bij dit portret van zijn continent. Evenmin houdt hij zich in wat zijn stijl en zijn toon betreft, van bijtende ironie tot teugelloze erotiek. Daarentegen worden Eur... continue
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Desdemona by Toni Morrison, Rokia Traoré EN
Description:
The story of Desdemona from Shakespeare's Othello is re-imagined by Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison, Malian singer and songwriter Rokia Traoré, and acclaimed stage director Peter Sellars. Morrison's response to Othello is an intimate dialogue of words and music between Desdemona and her African nurse Barbary. Morrison gives voice and depth to the female characters, letting them speak and sing in the fullness of their hearts. Desdemona is an extraordinary narrative of words, music and song about Shakespeares doomed heroine, who speaks from the grave about the traumas of race, class, gender, ... 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.
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La huella del zorro : asesinatos en el País Dogón by Moussa Konaté ES
Description:
El comisario Habib y el inspector Sosso, miembros de la Brigada Criminal de la policía de Mali, son enviados al corazón del País Dogón para investigar una serie de muertes misteriosas. Los dogones, conocidos por su apego a las tradiciones, viven al margen de las autoridades oficiales del Estado. En una de las aldeas, tres jóvenes han muerto tras caer de un acantilado. Los dos detectives tratan de esclarecer lo sucedido conversando con testigos cuya visión del mundo está arraigada en una tradición milenaria. La población guarda un s... continue
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Omicidio a Timbuctù by Moussa Konaté IT
Description:
Il commissario Habib deve indagare sulla morte di un membro della tribù dei Tuareg. Si dovrà destreggiare tra il pericolo di un sospetto atto terroristico e un mondo dove le tradizioni e le credenze religiose sono ben radicate
