Ousmane Sembène: Interviews

Book Overview

Even by the time Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Semb ne (1923-2007) was forty, he had lived an exceptional life. He joined the French army during World War II and moved from Senegal to France in 1948. There he worked for automaker Citro n, as well as on the docks of Marseille. Exposed to Marxism, he participated in railroad strikes and trade union movements. His early novels and short story collections gained him literary recognition both in Senegal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934110868
• ISBN13: 9781934110867
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.7"