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Gadjigo, Samba, 1954-

Ousmane Sembène : the making of a militant artist / Samba Gadjigo ; translated by Moustapha Diop ; with a foreword by Danny Glover. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2010. - xxvi, 188 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Translation of: Ousmane Sembène : une conscience africaine : genèse d'un destin hors du commun. Paris : Homnisphères, c2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Casamance -- At the Crossroads of Cultures -- Youth and Its Discontents -- Colonial Violence -- The Lebu Ghettos of Dakar Plateau -- The World of Labor -- The Experience of Racism -- "Here We Come, Marshal!" -- The Winds of Change -- The Moment of Truth -- "The Village" -- The Docker -- The Militant -- The Fire-Giver. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

ISBN: 9780253354136 (cloth : alk. paper) 0253354137 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780253221513 (pbk. : alk. paper) 025322151X (pbk. : alk. paper)

Standard No.: 40017924917

LCCN: 2009037116

Subjects--Personal Names:
Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007.
Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007 --Political and social views.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Authors, Senegalese--20th century--Biography.
Motion picture producers and directors--Senegal--Biography.
Senegalese literature (French)--History and criticism.
Postcolonialism--Social aspects--Senegal.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Senegal--Intellectual life.
Senegal--Colonial influence.
Casamance (Senegal)--Biography.
Marseille (France)--Biography.

LC Class. No.: PQ3989.S46 / Z6613 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 843/.914 B