Talk:So Long a Letter

message: Jmccullough8 (talk) 00:37, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

message: I think we should also elaborate more on the culture and society of the main character. How people deal with deal with death is very culturally induced and I think that it could give a better  understanding of the view point from the character.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeaneolivera (talk • contribs) 13:57, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
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message: My rough and somewhat literal translation:
Une si longue lettre (So long a letter) is a major work because of what it says about the condition of women. At its heart lies the letter which one of them, Ramatoulaye, addresses to her best friend, during the traditional reclusion which follows her widowhood.
In it she evokes their happy memories of when they were students who were impatient to change the world, and of the hope inspired by the Independences (?). But she also recalls the forced marriages, and the absence of women's rights. And while her step-family come to nimbly take over the affairs of the deceased, Ramatoulaye sadly evokes the day when her husband took another, younger wife, ruining 25 years of life together and of love.
The Senegalese Mariama Bâ is the first African novelist to describe with such clarity (literally with such light) the place given to women in her society.  
: Kappa 00:55, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, I have used your translation for improving the article. Sietse 13:06, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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message: Not to mention that it is in French, I don't see the reason why any Wikipedia article should have a study guide. This is a reference tool and should have informative about the novel, not a way to help people study. I plan to remove that section.  --chemica (talk) 19:03, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
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message: I think you all did a very good job in providing information on all the important elements of the story (characters, theme, synopsis). I don't there is anything I would change, except perhaps talking of the author's personal experiences that lead to the creation of the article with a link to the Wiki article on the novel's author. Other than that exceptionally done! Iosaghae1 (talk) 01:07, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
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