by Titilola Alexandrah Shoneyin · Cassava Republic Press · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9789784851800
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«The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives» is the novel by Lola Shoneyin, published by Cassava Republic Press in paperback (244 pages, in English).
In a polygamous family in Nigeria, Baba Segi sees his wives and children as proof of his virility. His fourth wife, Bolanle, young and university-educated, unsettles the household: the other three wives conspire against her. Determined to give him children, Bolanle sees her difficulty conceiving uncover a secret that threatens the whole family.
The novel was longlisted for the Orange Prize in 2011, nominated for the Nigeria Prize in 2012, and won the ANA/NDDC Ken Saro-Wiwa Prose Prize in 2011.
A read for teenagers and adults interested in contemporary African fiction and in stories of family and polygamy.
