Paperback. Samba Gadjigo presents a unique personal portrait and intellectual history of novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembene. Though Sembene has persistently deflected attention away from his personality, his life, and his past, Gadjigo has had unprecedented access to the artist and his family. This book is the first comprehensive biography of Sembene and contributes a critical appraisal of his life and art in the context of the political and social influences on his work. Beginning with Sembene's life in Casamance, Senegal, and ending with his militant career as a dockworker in Marseilles, Gadjigo places Sembene into the context of African colonial and postcolonial culture and charts his achievements in film and literature. This landmark book reveals the inner workings of one of Africa's most distinguished and controversial figures. Presents a portrait and intellectual history of novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembene. This book offers a comprehensive biography of Sembene and contributes a critical appraisal of his life and art in the context of the political and social influences on his work. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Ousmane Sembne (Paperback)
Publisher: Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 025322151X
ISBN 13: 9780253221513
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Samba Gadjigo presents a unique personal portrait and intellectual history of novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Semb�ne. Though Semb�ne has persistently deflected attention away from his personality, his life, and his past, Gadjigo has had unprecedented access to the artist and his family. This book is the first comprehensive biography of Semb�ne and contributes a critical appraisal of his life and art in the context of the political and social influences on his work. Beginning with Semb�ne's life in Casamance, Senegal, and ending with his militant career as a dockworker in Marseilles, Gadjigo places Semb�ne into the context of African colonial and postcolonial culture and charts his achievements in film and literature. This landmark book reveals the inner workings of one of Africa's most distinguished and controversial figures.

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Samba Gadjigo is Professor of French and African literature at Mount Holyoke College. He is author of Ecole blanche, Afrique noire: L'image de l'�cole coloniale dans le roman africaine francophone and editor of Ousmane Semb�ne: Dialogue with Critics and Writers. He has directed a documentary on Semb�ne's film, Moolaade.

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