num_pages: 250
description: As Mariama Ba wrote this, her second novel, she was aware that she was dying, yet she writes with crusading vigour in defence of women, as one who revels in the art of story-telling.
language: French
title: Un chant écarlate
titlecomplete: Un chant écarlate
genres: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, African Literature, Adult Fiction, Africa, School, Senegal, Novels, Fiction, 20th Century
ratings_count: 629
places: Senegal
awards: awardedAt: 378720000000
name: Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire de l'ADELF
publisher: Nouvelles éditions africaines