The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives von Shoneyin, Lola

To the dismay of her ambitious mother, Bolanle marries into a polygamous family, where she is the fourth wife of a rich, rotund patriarch, Baba Segi. She is a graduate and therefore a great prize, but even graduates must produce children...

African-born poet Lola Shoneyin sheds a fascinating light on the little-known world of polygamy in modern-day Nigeria, in her powerful and thought-provoking debut novel, The Secret Lives of the Four Wives (previously titled The Secret...

"The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives" von Lola Shoneyin ist ein Roman, der das Leben in einer polygamen Familie in Nigeria beleuchtet. Im Zentrum steht Baba Segi, ein wohlhabender Mann mit vier Ehefrauen. Die Handlung nimmt Fahrt auf,...