num_pages: 96
description: Winner of the Noma Award for publishing in Africa, this novel paints a portrait of a woman who, with courage and dignity, refuses to accept a polygamous life. Though her husband's action is sanctioned by Islam, to her it is a brutal denial of their years together.
language: English
title: So Long a Letter
titlecomplete: So Long a Letter
characters: Mawdo Ba, Modou Fall, Aissatou, Binetou, Ramatoulaye
genres: Fiction, African Literature, France, Literature, Feminism, Classics, Novels, Senegal, 20th Century, Africa
ratings_count: 9574
places: Senegal
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Noma Award for Publishing in Africa
publisher: London, Virago [