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Les Impatientes

By: Djaïli Amadou Amal
Narrated by: Léonie Simaga
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Trois femmes, trois histoires, trois destins liés. Ce roman polyphonique retrace le destin de la jeune Ramla, arrachée à son amour pour être mariée à l'époux de Safira, tandis que Hindou, sa sœur, est contrainte d'épouser son cousin. Patience ! C'est le seul et unique conseil qui leur est donné par leur entourage, puisqu'il est impensable d'aller contre la volonté d'Allah. Comme le dit le proverbe peul : "Au bout de la patience, il y a le ciel." Mais le ciel peut devenir un enfer. Comment ces trois femmes impatientes parviendront-elles à se libérer ?

Mariage forcé, viol conjugal, consensus et polygamie : ce roman de Djaïli Amadou Amal brise les tabous en dénonçant la condition féminine au Sahel et nous livre un roman bouleversant sur la question universelle des violences faites aux femmes.

©2021 Emmanuelle Collas, 2020.Le livre est paru à Yaoundé en 2017 aux éditions Proximité sous le titre Munyal, les larmes de la patience. C'est une nouvelle édition que nous proposons ici, intitulée Les Impatientes..℗ Lizzie, un département d'Univers Poche, Paris, 2021 (P)2021 Lizzie, un département d'Univers Poche, Paris

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Prix Orange du livre en Afrique 2019, Prix Goncourt des lycéens 2020.

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Es una novela apasionante! Felicitaciones a la escritora! Me encantó la obra!

Es una novela apasionante! Basada en hechos reales. Su lectura permite al lector conocer al lector parte de la cultura y costumbres de los países en que se profesa la religión musulmana. Felicitaciones a la escritora, es brillante!

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Très puissant et important

J’ai apprécié beaucoup ce livre très difficile à écouter. L’écriture est excellente et les histoires sont tellement puissantes.

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I was impressed by the narrator and her voice. Her French pronunciation and her inflections! Bravo!

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Just perfect!

Very well written and exquisitely well read! Excellent writer! I can’t wait to read more of her books! Kudos Amal!

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