Fragments : a novel /
A member of the African elite groping his way out of the background of slavery and colonialism, Baako sees his education as preparation for the lifework of a socially innovative artist. His family, more pragmatic, expects an elite resume to convert into power and wealth in the real world here and n...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Popenguine, Senegal :
Per Ankh,
[2006]
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| Summary: | A member of the African elite groping his way out of the background of slavery and colonialism, Baako sees his education as preparation for the lifework of a socially innovative artist. His family, more pragmatic, expects an elite resume to convert into power and wealth in the real world here and now. Unable to harmonize contervailing needs with wider social aspirations, both family and individual drift toward confrontation and inexorable loss. -- From back cover. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1970. |
| Physical Description: | 286 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 2911928105 9782911928109 |