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Title: Xala
by Sembene Ousmane
ISBN: 1-55652-070-0
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Pub. Date: 01 November, 1983
Format: Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $11.95
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Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

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Rating: 3
Summary: I have seen the movie XALA not read the book.....
Comment: and I was not impressed by it. The depth of the issues was not tackled in a deep soul seaching way. Much as the movie was done more that 20 years ago, the issues are the same today. It is sad that in such a polygamist setting the voices of the women was not actually heard effectively. The Male character was not given a chance to develop and give a good justfication for taking a second wife or even a third wife, instead it was just presented as greed... simple selfish greed, which i found utterly simplistic and patronizing. I am sure there is more to this story than that. Its nevertheless kind of refreshing.

Rating: 5
Summary: Xala - a satire on the nouvelle bourgeoisie
Comment: The main protagonist, a member of the nouvelle bourgeoisie who lives up to the values of the former French colonists, marries his third wife - but in the wedding night he loses his virility. Whatever he tries to regain it - he is not successful until he returns to his own roots which are the roots of his people. A remarkable novel which shows a completely different world.

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