The word 'happiness' does indeed have meaning, doesn't it? … - Mariama Bâ

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The word 'happiness' does indeed have meaning, doesn't it? I shall go out in search of it.

Mariama Bâ

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About Mariama Bâ

Mariama Bâ (April 17, 1929 – August 17, 1981) was a Senegalese author and feminist, whose two French-language novels were both translated into more than a dozen languages.

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Alternative Names: Mariama Ba

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Each life has its share of heroism, an obscure heroism, born of abdication, of renunciation and acceptance under the merciless whip of fate.

The word 'happiness' does indeed have meaning, doesn't it? I shall go out in search of it. - Mariama Bâ

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