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In Seydou Badian’s novel, a family in an African village under French rule faces cultural conflict: the father and eldest son uphold ancestral traditions, while the younger siblings embrace European ideas. Kany, caught between these worlds, falls in love with her Westernized classmate, Samou, but her father has pledged her to the traditional merchant Famagan, who already has two wives. The story resolves as traditional African wisdom, open to multiple perspectives and respectful of both generations, guides the family toward harmony.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Seydou Badian
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