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Literature: Une si longue lettre de Mariama Bâ (Level B2/C1/C2)

Read classic and contemporary French literary works

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Learning Level

Level: B2/C1/C2 (Advanced/Expert)
Age:
Adults

Schedule

Time: 5:45 pm – 7:15 pm

Dates: May 5 – June 2
Duration:

5

Class Details

Price: $229

Dans ce cours nous allons découvrir l’oeuvre majeure de la grande femme de lettre senegalaise Mariama Ba. Dans ce roman paru en 1979, l’écrivain Mariama Bâ écrit à la première personne la lettre que Ramatoulaye, qui vient de perdre son mari Modou Fall, envoie à son amie d’enfance Aïssatou. Une si longue lettre est une Å“uvre majeure, pour ce qu’elle dit de la condition des femmes. Dans ce romain d’une puissante intimité, elle y évoque leurs souvenirs heureux d’étudiantes impatientes de changer le monde, et cet espoir suscité par les Indépendances. Mais elle rappelle aussi les mariages forcés, l’absence de droit des femmes. Et tandis que sa belle-famille vient prestement reprendre les affaires du défunt, Ramatoulaye évoque alors avec douleur le jour où son mari prit une seconde épouse, plus jeune, ruinant vingt-cinq années de vie commune et d’amour.

La Sénégalaise Mariama Bâ est la première romancière africaine à décrire avec une telle lumière la place faite aux femmes dans sa société.

Prerequisites: Students should have at least a strong B2 level to get the most out of this class.

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