03369nam 2200649 a 450 991045886040332120200520144314.01-283-19831-297866131983109956-716-44-89956-716-56-19956-615-61-7(CKB)2560000000052058(EBL)1135134(OCoLC)830165880(SSID)ssj0000487807(PQKBManifestationID)11325063(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487807(PQKBWorkID)10446272(PQKB)10359275(MiAaPQ)EBC1135134(OCoLC)646835793(MdBmJHUP)muse22043(PPN)228022525(Au-PeEL)EBL1135134(CaPaEBR)ebr10333782(CaONFJC)MIL319831(EXLCZ)99256000000005205820091123d2007 uy 1engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrTale of an African woman[electronic resource] /Thomas JingCameroon Langaa Research & Pub. CIG20071 online resource (331 p.)Langaa & African Studies CentreDescription based upon print version of record.9956-558-09-5 Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Chapter Fifteen; Chapter Sixteen; Chapter Seventeen; Chapter Eighteen; Chapter Nineteen; Chapter Twenty; Chapter Twenty One; Chapter Twenty Two; Chapter Twenty Three; Chapter Twenty Four; Chapter Twenty Five; Chapter Twenty Six; Chapter Twenty Seven; Chapter Twenty Eight; Chapter Twenty Nine; Chapter Thirty; Chapter Thirty One; Chapter Thirty TwoChapter Thirty Three Chapter Thirty Four; Chapter Thirty Five; Chapter Thirty Six; Chapter Thirty Seven; Chapter Thirty Eight; Chapter Thirty Nine; Chapter Forty; Chapter Forty One; Chapter Forty Two; Chapter Forty Three; Chapter Forty Four; Chapter Forty Five; Chapter Fourth Six; Chapter Forty Seven; Chapter Forty Eight; Chapter Forty Nine; Back CoverThe village of Yakiri has been cursed by ancestral wrath because of the treatment of Yaa, the first girl who wrestled her male goatherd peers to earn the right to be initiated into the society of manhood. Her struggle is taken up generations later by Yaya, the granddaughter of Tafan and Wirba. Orphaned like her forebear, Yaya becomes a star student in the village's primary school and promises to go far. But, ask the villagers, is it right to invest in an education for an African girl who may become the property of another village? An educated woman will abandon the farm where she is needed, weAfrican Studies Centre research series.WomenAfricaFictionCameroonian fiction (English)Electronic books.WomenCameroonian fiction (English)Jing Thomas1050959MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458860403321Tale of an African woman2481150UNINA