{"product_id":"awus-story-a-novel-paperback-softback-9781496206930","title":"Awu's Story; A Novel (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496206930","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAwu's Story\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Novel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJustine Mintsa (Author), Cheryl Toman (Translated by), Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496206930\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 May 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e126 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 0.8 cm, 0.18 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePraise for the original French edition:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Electrifying, striking, and raw, \u003ci\u003eAwu’s Story\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the realities women face within the family and society in a small village in Gabon. . . . This text incites debate about cultural differences, plunging the reader to the very heart of Gabonese traditions.”-\u003ci\u003eLire le Monde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This novel that invites the reader to rethink the very foundation of inherited customs is still very valid today.”-\u003ci\u003eAfricultures\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAt the dawn of the twenty-first century, villages in the Fang region of northern Gabon must grapple with the clash of tradition and the evolution of customs throughout modern Africa. With this tension in the background, the passionate, deft, and creative seamstress Awu marries Obame, after he and his beloved wife, Bella, have been unable to conceive. Because all three are reluctant participants in this arrangement, theirs is an emotionally fraught existence. Through heartbreaking and disastrous events, Awu grapples with long-standing Fang customs that counter her desire to take full control of her life and home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Supplemented with a foreword and critical introduction highlighting Justine Mintsa’s importance in African literature, \u003ci\u003eAwu’s Story\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential work of African women’s writing and the only published work to meditate this deeply on some of the Fang’s most cherished legends and oral history.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eForeword by ThÉ\u003cbr\u003erÈ\u003cbr\u003ese Kuoh-Moukoury\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part One\u003cbr\u003e Part Two\u003cbr\u003e Part Three\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681226682648,"sku":"9781496206930","price":13.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/awus-story-a-novel-paperback-softback-9781496206930","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}