Great African Reads discussion

This thread is for discussions of our Nov/Dec 2018 read of So long a letter by Mariama Bâ - with NO SPOILERS (there is a thread with spoilers allowed too) - so feel free to discuss book editions, availability, expectations etc. - when you get into the book, please join us in the spoiler thread! 

Thank you Anetq, for creating the discussion threads.
The original title of this book is "Une si longue lettre" as it was first published in French. If your French is good enough (and if you can find a copy!), go ahead and read the original version.