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Ousmane Sembène

Born

in Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal south of The Gambia

January 01, 1923

Died

June 09, 2007

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Ousmane Sembène often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer. The Los Angeles Times considered him one of the greatest authors of Africa and has often been called the "Father of African film." ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 5,085 ratings · 497 reviews · 41 distinct works • Similar authors

	God's Bits of Wood by Ousmane Sembène, Francis Price (Translator) 3.99 avg rating — 3,215 ratings — published 1960 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Xala by Ousmane Sembène, Clive Wake (Translator) 3.65 avg rating — 1,111 ratings — published 1973 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Mandat, précédé de Véhi Ciosane 3.84 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 1969 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Docker (African Writers Series) by Ousmane Sembène, Ros Schwartz (Translator) 3.71 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 1956 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Pays, Mon Beau Peuple! 3.82 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 1975 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tribal Scars (African Writers Series ; 142) by Ousmane Sembène, Len Ortzen (Translator) 3.91 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1974 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last of the Empire (African Writers Series) by Ousmane Sembène, Adrian Adams (Translator) 3.98 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	NIIWAM 3.67 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Girl 3.72 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1966 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'harmattan 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1980 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Real misfortune is not just a matter of being hungry and thirsty; it is a matter of knowing that there are people who want you to be hungry and thirsty”
― Ousmane Sembène, God's Bits of Wood

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“However long it stays in the river the tree-trunk will never turn into a crocodile.”
― Ousmane Sembène, Xala

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“At the moment the eyes of the body closed, the eyes of the mind were opened.”
― Ousmane Sembène, God's bits of wood

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