Ebook {Epub PDF} The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah

 · Ayesha Harruna Attah’s novel The Hundred Wells of Salaga is a poignant and delightful trip to nineteenth century Ghana on the cusp of colonial rule. The novel derives its name from the historically bustling, cosmopolitan town of Salaga, a confluence for West-African traders and known for its slave market and numerous hand dug wells where slaves were washed in preparation for www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 6 mins.  · Salaga is a bustling town in northern Ghana and a notorious slave-trading centre, its wells built so slaves can be washed before www.doorway.ru: Nadifa Mohamed.  · In a Hundred Wells of Salaga, Ayesha Harruna Attah delves into the complex history of pre-colonial 19th-century Ghana. The story is narrated primarily throu.

The Hundred Wells of Salaga tells the story of two women who live very different lives in pre-colonial Ghana. Aminah, who lives a quiet and peaceful life with her family, sees her life brutally shattered when slave raiders burn down her village and force her and some of her family members into a life of slavery. Ayesha Harruna Attah's. The Hundred Wells of Salaga: A Novel - Kindle edition by Attah, Ayesha Harruna. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Hundred Wells of Salaga: A Novel. Ayesha Harruna Attah grew up in Accra, Ghana, and was educated at Mount Holyoke College, Columbia University, and New York University. She is the author of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize nominated Harmattan Rain, Saturday Shadows, The Hundred Wells of Salaga, currently translated into four languages and finalist of the William Saroyan Writing Prize, and the [ ].

When asked about the inspirations for her characters, author of The Hundred Wells of Salaga, Ayesha Harruna Attah, shares that her “goal was to write fully rounded people because even the kindest people are capable of cruelty, and people tagged as evil can do the kindest acts.” This seems to be the heart of her novel; in her goal to bring an authentic voice to her great-great-grandmother — a slave in Salaga — Attah creates a complex, nuanced, and unrelentingly honest depiction of. Ayesha Harruna Attah's The Hundred Wells of Salaga is the story of two women: Aminah, who grows up in the village of Botu, part of a little community that lives under the fear of slaver raids; and Wurche, the daughter of an ambitious local noble who has designs on the throne of Salaga. www.doorway.ru: The Hundred Wells of Salaga: A Novel: Attah, Ayesha Harruna: Books. Buy new: $ FREE delivery: Wednesday, Aug 18 on orders over $ shipped by Amazon. Ships from: Amazon. Sold by: Jasmin's Elite Store. Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns. Return this item for free.