A thousand and one pieces

Ismaila Badji

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In nineteen and ninety-five, a burglary turns into a tragedy. Cathy, is murdered in her kitchen. Her death disrupted the life of Suleiman, her eight-month-old boy and Brahim her husband. Unexpectedly, the daily life of this, now, single father, then emerges as a puzzle, of which Brahim will boldly try to assemble the pieces in order to find the murderer of his wife. For the sake of his son and the memory of his late wife, he will fulfill his paternal role in every aspect, despite the absurd prejudices of society.

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• Novel

Informations

• Publié par: Editions Finesse
• Date de parution: 01 octobre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 17
• EAN13: 9789938726923
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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A thousand and one pieces

Ismaila Badji Novel

Ismaila Badji A thousand and one pieces

A thousand and one pieces Novel

In nineteen and ninety-five, a burglary turns into a tragedy. Cathy, is murdered in her kitchen. Her death disrupted the life of Suleiman, her eight-month-old boy and Brahim her husband.

Unexpectedly, the daily life of this, now, single father, then emerges as a puzzle, of which Brahim will boldly try to assemble the pieces in order to find the murderer of his wife. For the sake of his son and the memory of his late wife, he will fulfill his paternal role in every aspect, despite the absurd prejudices of society.

Ismaila Badji A thousand and one pieces

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Ismaila Badji A thousand and one pieces

PREFACE

Few experiences in life are as profound as the feelings we have about our families. The roots of some of these feelings are lost in the dark corners of the preverbal experience. The branches go in all directions, some holding glorious, frizzy moments, while others are broken, leaving the sharp and jagged edges that we caught ourselves on. Family is not a simple subject. Culturally and psychologically, our feelings about our families are often inconsistent and tangled.

And this family is the cornerstone of our lives. It is the cement, the foundation that carries us through our growth. It helps us to build our character and personal balance.

Unlike the friends we get to know, we do not choose the members who make up our family, but despite everything, they are essential to our development, and of course the parents in the first place.

A family brings so many things, such as support, love, care, support, education, attention. This is what allows us not to feel alone when we are going through difficult trials or even when we want to share happy events!

The family contributes to the construction of the child’sidentity and personality. The family remains the essential cell of social life. The individual also learns his duties and his rights, the best bulwark against delinquency.

In this book, the story is told through the life of a single-parent family. When we talk about single-parent families, I am referring to single parents raising their children. Most often, they are mothers. But in our history, it is a father. In these single-parent families, parents must manage their work activities but also their responsibilities at home. This can be a double burden.

That is not an easy task and there is a great risk of the parent shutting himself or herself off. The latter becomes his confidant; a responsibility he cannot assume. We often see the mother who overprotects her child in order to fill the absence of father, and lives only for him without giving herself, moments. But you will realize over the lines that a father is just as capable of this level of sacrifice. Yes it is possible! Although I must admit that this challenge comes with its load of differences.

Ismaila Badji A thousand and one pieces

DEDICACES

To my sweet and brave mother, whom I love dearly,

To my adoptive father, Doctor Amadou Ngom, for his love and unconditional support, without whom I will not be the man I have become today;

To all those men who fight every day to preserve their dignity and that of their offspring.

Ismaila Badji A thousand and one pieces

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface…………………………………….…………………….………………..………... P.04

Dedications……………………………..…….………….………………………...….… P.06

Chapter I….…………………………………………………….…..….………….…….… .P.09

Chapter II……………….…………………......…..……………………………………..… P.15

Chapter III….………...…………………….…………………………………………..…. .P.23

Chapter IV……………….…….………...….……..……………………….……………… P.41

Chapter V………..………………………….…………………………………………..… .P.52

Single parenthood .……………………………………………..…………………….....… P.62

The paternal role…..…….…………..…………………………….……………….……… .P.68

Parental abandonment.. ……………………………………………..…………..…….…… P.80

The mortuary prayer……….……………………..………………………………….……. .P.85

Annexe....……………………………………………………….………………….……… P.99

(The International Convention on the Rights of the Child)

Ismaila Badji A thousand and one pieces

CHAPTER I

Ismaila Badji A thousand and one pieces

The crime