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Informationen zum Autor Samba Gadjigo Klappentext This landmark book reveals the inner workings of one of Africa's most distinguished and controversial figures. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Preface Acknowledgments Part 1. On the Banks of a Mighty River: Ousmane Sembène's Childhood 1. Casamance 2. At the Crossroads of Cultures 3. Youth and Its Discontents 4. Colonial Violence Part 2. Dakar: The Turbulent Years 5. The Lebu Ghettos of Dakar Plateau 6. The World of Labor 7. The Experience of Racism 8. "Here We Come, Marshal!" Part 3. Dakar in the Postwar Period 9. The Winds of Change 10. The Moment of Truth Part 4. The Making of a Militant-Artist 11. "The Village" 12. The Docker 13. The Militant 14. The Fire-Giver Conclusion Biographical Landmarks Notes Index
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Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1. On the Banks of a Mighty River: Ousmane Sembène's Childhood
1. Casamance
2. At the Crossroads of Cultures
3. Youth and Its Discontents
4. Colonial Violence
Part 2. Dakar: The Turbulent Years
5. The Lebu Ghettos of Dakar Plateau
6. The World of Labor
7. The Experience of Racism
8. "Here We Come, Marshal!"
Part 3. Dakar in the Postwar Period
9. The Winds of Change
10. The Moment of Truth
Part 4. The Making of a Militant-Artist
11. "The Village"
12. The Docker
13. The Militant
14. The Fire-Giver
Conclusion
Biographical Landmarks
Notes
Index
