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A Report of the Novel - Scarlet Song by Mariama Ba

Scarlet Song is a tragic novel by the late Nigerian female author, Mariama Ba. The novel majorly focuses on love as the central theme by examining the lives of two youngsters; Ousmane Gueye (a Senegalese young man) and Mireille (daughter to a French diplomat). Ousmane and Mireille are from totally different backgrounds but are held together by love. As the novel begins.......Continue Reading
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