Xala

A biting satire about the downfall of a businessman polygamist who assumes the role of the colonialist in French speaking Africa. Free Download [ Xala ] author [ Ousmane Sembène ] – kino-fada.fr Needing a book starting with the letter X for an A to Z title challenge, I selected Ousmane Sembene s Xala Last year as I focused on reading books by women of color from around the globe, my books by men of color were lacking Looking back I think I read less than five, so readingmen of color is a goal of mine for 2018 Xala, the Wolof word for impotence, takes readers to Senegal It is a scathing satire of the current state of post colonial Senegalese and European relations as well as on Needing a book starting with the letter X for an A to Z title challenge, I selected Ousmane Sembene s Xala Last year as I focused on reading books by women of color from around the globe, my books by men of color were lacking Looking back I think I read less than five, so readingmen of color is a goal of mine for 2018 Xala, the Wolof word for impotence, takes readers to Senegal It is a s...This is a very well written satire set in 1970 s Senegal just after it gained independence from France Ousmane Sembene takes a sharp stab at French Colonialism and it s aftermath, and especially at native Sengalese puppet businessmen who continue to take economic advantage of their fellow countrymen El Hadji was one of these men and the story focuses on him and his three wives Shortly after marrying his third wife he finds that he has Xala temporary impotence Most of the novel is a humor This is a very well written satire set in 1970 s Senegal just after it gained independence from France Ousmane Sembene takes a sharp s...This was a quick, enjoyable read, set in the Senegal of the 1970s Post colonial, funny, a man marrying his third wife but then when he can t perform, the entire community is there to offer an opinion or less often to help him undo the curse the xala It was interesting to see some concepts of Islam applied the I get up to four wives idea next to weddings where everyone gets drunk His daughter rejects polygamy despite being Muslim, she is clearly a modern woman and is reprimanded acco This was a quick, enjoyable read, set in the Senegal of the 1970s Post colonial, funny, a man marrying his third wife but then when he can t perform, the entire community is there to offer an opinion or less often to help him undo the curse the xala It was interesting to see some concepts of Islam applied the I get up to four wives idea next...Considering that Xala was written in the 1970s, it is a surprisingly frank discussion of male female societal, marital, sexual relationships in the days of post colonial Senegal which gained independence in 1960 It s a dark satire, a harsh parable that shows the clash between old, traditional African ways and the newer, post colonial, Europeanized ways For such a short book, it touches on many themes sexuality, religion, business, corruption, language, gender roles, societal l Considering that Xala was written in the 1970s, it is a surprisingly frank discussion of male female societal, marital, sexual relationships in the days of post colonial Senegal which gained independence in 1960 It s a dark satire, a harsh parable that shows the clash between old, traditional African ways and the newer, post colonial, Europeanized ways For such a short book, it touches on many themes sexuality, religion, business, corruption, language, gender roles, societal levels roles, tr...I ve been a fan of Ousmane Semb ne s films for a while now, but this is my first attempt at reading his fiction, and his fiction feels structured like a film to me Each character could so easily be translated to the screen, and each scene could easily fit within the frame of a movie camera.And it s quite funny Unlike a lot of other satires, its humor transcends its cultural context Semb ne, even with his impeccable anti colonial credentials, is not ab...A slender but horrific denunciation of corporate greed in post colonial Senegal Money compromises Hadji s sexual identity, and in turn sexuality compromises his money Sembene was not a writer of flourish maybe something was lost in the E...It will entertain you and keep you captivated to the end One of my favorite booksI loved this book, it s like Kafka s The Trial but with a very satisfying ending The main character gets a Xala an impotent curse put on him and the whole novel is about him running around trying to cure the XALA, run his business and figure out who put the Xala on him Will El hadji gain his manhood back in time to consummate his marriage with his third wife who put the Xala on him why did he get the Xala in the first place read the novel to find out It s hilarious but insightful at the I loved this book, it s like Kafka s The Trial but with a very satisfying ending The main character gets a Xala an impotent curse put on him and the whole novel is about him running around trying to cure the X...omg best ending ever i can t spoil the ending i can t believe i found this book it was just on this table in front of this store out on the street oh yeah, i forgot that sembene was a novelist this book is so smart about patriarchy and co...A brief, but interesting and entertaining look at one man s downfall Worth the time for some African myth within contemporary African culture I ll definitely keep the author in mind for future reads.

• English
• 17 March 2018
Ousmane Sembène
• Paperback
• 112 pages
• 1556520700
• Ousmane Sembène
• Xala