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A biting satire about the downfall of a businessman-polygamist who assumes the role of the colonialist in French-speaking Africa.
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Xala
Published by
[Westport CT] Lawrence Hill [, 1976
ISBN 10: 0882080679
ISBN 13: 9780882080673
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Paperback
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0882080679I3N00
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Xala
Published by
Lawrence Hill & Company, 1976
ISBN 10: 0882080679
ISBN 13: 9780882080673
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First Edition
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hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. New York. 1976. Lawrence Hill & Company. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 0882080679. Translated from the French by Clive Wake. 114 pages. hardcover. keywords: Africa Senegal Literature Translated World Literature. DESCRIPTION - A biting satire about the downfall of a businessman-polygamist who assumes the role of the colonializer in French-speaking Africa. XALA is the story of a El Hadji Abdou Kader Beye, a rich businessman struck by what he believes to be a curse of impotence ('xala' in Wolof) on the night of his wedding to his beautiful, young third wife. El Hadji grows obsessed with removing the curse through visits to marabouts, but only after losing most of his money and reputation does he discover the source to be the beggar who lives outside his offices, whom he wronged in acquiring his fortune. inventory #28281 Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. Seller Inventory # z28281
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Xala
Published by
[Westport CT] Lawrence Hill [, 1976
ISBN 10: 0882080679
ISBN 13: 9780882080673
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Softcover
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