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The Belly of the Atlantic
Fatou Diome

The Belly of the Atlantic

Serpent's Tail (Sep 01, 2008)
9781852429034
| Paperback
192 pages | 13 x 200 mm | English
$ 15.95 | Value: $ 15.95
Dewey 813
LC Classification PQ2704.I56 .V4613 2006
LC Control No. 2008371759

Subject

  • Brothers And Sisters - Fiction
  • France - Emigration And Immigration - Fiction
  • Immigrants - Fiction. - France
  • Senegalese - Fiction. - France

Plot

“This charming, vivid and poetic book captures the poignancy of immigrant life and all the unresolved pain of Africa's relationship with its former colonial powers.”—Michela WrongSalie lives in Paris. Back home on the Senegalese island of Niodior, her football-crazy brother Madické counts on her to get him to France, the promised land where foreign footballers become world famous. The story of Salie and Madické highlights the painful situation of those who emigrate. It is a moving account of one of the great tragedies of our time.

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Value

Retail Price $ 15.95
Value $ 15.95