The Children of Segu (French: Ségou: la terre en miettes, lit. Segu: The Earth in Pieces) is a French sequel to Maryse Condé's 1984 historical fiction Segu.[1] The novel follows the 19th-century tribal wars, Islamic conquests and French occupation of the African kingdom, focusing on the Traore family's further history and kins.[2][3]
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| Author | Maryse Condé |
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| Original title | Ségou: la terre en miettes |
| Translator | Linda Coverdale |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Éditions Robert Laffont |
Publication date | 11 January 1985 |
Published in English |
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| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
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| Preceded by | Segu: A Novel |
| Followed by | I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem |
References edit
- ^ Condé, Maryse (1985). Ségou: la terre en miettes. Paris: Éditions Robert Laffont. p. 426. ISBN 2-221-04578-5.
- ^ "The Children of Segu: A Novel by Maryse Condé". fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "The Children of Segu". amazon.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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