内容简介
ApowerfulnovelofAfrica'shistoryandthemenandwomenwhodetermineditsfate.FromtheEastcameIslam.FromtheWest,theslavetrade.ThebattleforAfrica'ssoulhadbegun..."AwondrousnovelaboutaperiodofAfricanhistoryfewotherwritershaveaddressed...Muchofthenovel'sradiancecomesfromthelushdescriptionsofatraditionallifethatisbothexoticandviolent."-THENEWYORKTIMESBOOKREVIEW"Seguisanoverwhelmingaccomplishment.ItinjectsintothedensityofhistorycharacterswhoareasaliveasyouandI.Passionate,lusty,greedy,theyareinconflictwiththemselvesaswellaswithGodandMammon.MaryseCondehasdoneusallatremendousservicebyrenderinghistorysocompellingandexciting.SeguisaliterarymasterpieceIcouldnotputdown."-LOUISEMERIWETHERFromtheEastcameIslam.FromtheWest,theslavetrade.Inthelush,exotickingdomofSegu,thebattleforAfrica'ssoulhadbegun.Asweepingnovelsuretohaunttheheartsandmindsofallwhoreadit."Exotic,richlytexturedanddetailed."--LosAngelesTimes.
作者简介
JackKerouac(1922-1969),thecentralfigureoftheBeatGeneration,wasborninLowell,Massachusetts,in1922anddiedinSt.Petersburg,Florida,in1969.AmonghismanynovelsareOntheRoad,TheDharmaBums,BigSur,andVisionsofCody.