Ousmane Sembène
Subtitle: the making of a militant artist
By: Samba Gadjigo ; translated by Moustapha Diop.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780253354136; 9780253221513
Subjects: Sembène, Ousmane, -- 1923-2007; Sembène, Ousmane, -- 1923-2007 -- Political and social views; Authors, Senegalese -- 20th century -- Biography; Motion picture producers and directors -- Senegal -- Biography; Senegalese literature (French) -- History and criticism; Postcolonialism -- Social aspects -- Senegal; Senegal -- Intellectual life; Senegal -- Colonial influence; Casamance (Senegal) -- Biography; Marseille (France) -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Work titles: Ousmane Sembène.
Notes: Translation of: Ousmane Sembène : une conscience africaine : genèse d'un destin hors du commun. Paris : Homnisphères, c2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. On the banks of a mighty river : Ousmane Sembène's childhood; title: Casamance; title: At the crossroads of cultures; title: Youth and its discontents; title: Colonial violence; title: pt. 2. Dakar : the turbulent years; title: The Lebu ghettos of Dakar Plateau; title: The world of labor; title: The experience of racism; title: "Here we come, Marshal!"; title: pt. 3. Dakar in the postwar period; title: The winds of change; title: The moment of truth; title: pt. 4. The making of a militant-artist; title: "The village"; title: The docker; title: The militant; title: The fire-giver.