The Little Peul: A Novel (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French)
Carrol Coates’s timely translation of Mariama Barry’s La petite Peule is a very important contribution to African (women’s) writing and postcolonial literature. Barry’s fresh and unique take in this complex novel brings a sensitivity to issues of gender, sexuality, culture, and transnationalism that undermine the sensationalism rampant in discussions of 'female genital mutilation.(Juliana Nfah-Abbenyi, North Carolina State UniversityAuthor ofGender in African Women’s Writing: Identity, Sexuality, and Difference)The Little Peul, which is based on Barry's own experiences in Guinea and Senegal, is a powerful and instructive novel of a young girl whose determination and will permits her to achieve fulfillment and success despite the odds stacked against her.(Belletrista: Celebrating Women Writers from Around the World)