![]() ![]() ![]() The eldest of Traore's sons, Tiekoro, renounces his people's religion and embraces Islam Siga defends tradition, but becomes a merchant Naba is kidnapped by slave traders and Malobali becomes a mercenary and halfhearted Christian. Set in 1797, Segu follows the life of Dousika Traore the king's most trusted advisor, and his four sons, whose fates embody the forces tearing at the fabric of the nation. The book won the Liberatur Prize in 1988. The African saga and its sequel, The Children of Segu has been positively reviewed. Set in historical Ségou (now part of Mali), the book examines the violent impact of the slave trade, Islam, Christianity, and white colonization on a royal family during the period from 1797 to 1860. Segu: The Earthern Wall) is a French novel by Maryse Condé published in May 1984. Segu: A Novel ( French: Ségou: les murailles de terre, lit. ![]()
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