{"product_id":"segu-paperback-1","title":"Segu - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaryse Conde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful novel of Africa's history and the men and women who determined its fate. From the East came Islam. From the West, the slave trade. The battle for Africa's soul had begun...\u003cbr\u003e\"A wondrous novel about a period of African history few other writers have addressed... Much of the novel's radiance comes from the lush descriptions of a traditional life that is both exotic and violent.\" \u003cbr\u003e-THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\"Segu is an overwhelming accomplishment. It injects into the density of history characters who are as alive as you and I. Passionate, lusty, greedy, they are in conflict with themselves as well as with God and Mammon. Maryse Conde has done us all a tremendous service by rendering history so compelling and exciting. Segu is a literary masterpiece I could not put down.\"\u003cbr\u003e-LOUISE MERIWETHER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful novel of Africa's history and the men and women who determined its fate. From the East came Islam. From the West, the slave trade. The battle for Africa's soul had begun...\u003cbr\u003e\"A wondrous novel about a period of African history few other writers have addressed... Much of the novel's radiance comes from the lush descriptions of a traditional life that is both exotic and violent.\" \u003cbr\u003e-THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\"Segu is an overwhelming accomplishment. It injects into the density of history characters who are as alive as you and I. Passionate, lusty, greedy, they are in conflict with themselves as well as with God and Mammon. Maryse Conde has done us all a tremendous service by rendering history so compelling and exciting. Segu is a literary masterpiece I could not put down.\"\u003cbr\u003e-LOUISE MERIWETHER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA native of Guadeloupe, \u003cb\u003eMaryse Condé\u003c\/b\u003e lived for many years in Paris, where she taught West Indian literature at the Sorbonne. The author of several novels that have been well received in France (both \u003ci\u003eSegu \u003c\/i\u003eand its sequel were bestsellers), she has lectured widely in the United States and now divides her time between Guadeloupe and New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 8.08 x 5.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47442726322425,"sku":"9780345353061","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Yi81aWlkc1l1dVJBYnExUVFpMjM4UT09.webp?v=1771910503","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/segu-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}