But for Rami, a woman living in the capital of Mozambique and the protagonist and narrator of Paulina Chiziane’s The First Wife: A Tale of Polygamy, these are not the thoughts that come to mind. Though her reaction to marital crisis at first feels very foreign, as the novel follows her Christian union’s progression into a polygamous constellation, the story ironically becomes an increasingly relatable . · Chiziane was the first woman in Mozambique to publish a novel. Her writing has generated some polemical discussions about social issues, such as the practice of polygamy in the country. For example, her first novel, Balada do Amor ao Vento (), discusses polygamy in southern Mozambique during the colonial www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 5 mins. · Paulina Chiziane’s novel, The First Wife: A Tale of Polygamy, was published in , in Portuguese, in Mozambique, the writer’s birth country, where the Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.
The First Wife: A Tale of Polygamy (Paperback) Published July 26th by Archipelago. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Paulina Chiziane, David Brookshaw (Translation) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language. The First Wife [is] an excellent example of her courage." -- Michael Barron, The Culture Trip "[Paulina Chiziane] is a storyteller, deeply rooted in the soil of her tradition, with a clarity and poetry that has character, strong colours, subtle hues and melodies without being ethnic or local. Seller Inventory # BBB_very_ Stock Image. Smoke Spice: Cooking With Smoke, The Real Way To Barbecue, On Your Charcoal Grill, Water Smoker, Or Wood-burning Pit. Cheryl Alters Jamison. Published by Harvard Common Press, ISBN X ISBN Seller: Big Bill's Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A. Contact seller.
The First Wife tackles head on the Mozambican tradition of polygamy, exploring its pains as well as rare pleasures through the eyes of Rami as she tries to keep track of her slippery husband Tony. In the process she builds a rambunctious family of wives who give as good as they get, and through whom Rami discovers her own strength. The First Wife: A Tale of Polygamy by Paulina Chiziane and David Brookshaw (Translator) The First Wife: A Tale of Polygamy by Paulina Chiziane. After twenty years of marriage, Rami discovers that her husband has been living a double–rather, a quintuple–life. Editorial Reviews. The First Wife: A Tale of Polygamy by Chiziane, Paulina. Click here for the lowest price! Paperback, ,
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