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Cheikh Hamidou Kane

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in Matam, Senegal

April 03, 1928

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Cheikh Hamidou Kane (born 3 April 1928 in Matam) is a Senegalese writer best known for his prize-winning novel L'Aventure ambiguë (Ambiguous Adventure), about the interactions of western and African cultures. Its hero is a Fulani boy who goes to study in France. There, he loses touch with his Islamic faith and his Senegalese roots.

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Average rating: 3.62 · 1,337 ratings · 141 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ambiguous Adventure by Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Katherine Woods (Translator) 3.62 avg rating — 1,323 ratings — published 1961 — 39 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'afrique Humiliée by Aminata Traoré, Cheikh Hamidou Kane (Préface) 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2008 — 7 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' Aventure Ambiguë 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	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
	Les Gardiens Du Temple 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1995 — 5 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
	Sénégal - Portraits - Mangui Fi Rek, Dieura Dief by Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Olivier Beytout (Photographer) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	De la naissance au mariage chez les Peuls de Mauritanie by Bios Diallo, Cheikh Hamidou Kane (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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“Sea, the limpidity of your wave is awaiting my gaze. I fix my eyes upon you, and you glitter, without limit. I wish for you, through all eternity.”
― Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Ambiguous Adventure

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“Perchè gli sembrava che quella Notte segnasse un termine. Quello scintillio di stelle sul suo capo, non era forse il costellato chiavistello chiuso su un'epoca ormai conclusa? Dietro il chiavistello, un vivido mondo astrale dolcemente splendeva, un mondo che doveva essere glorificato per l'ultima volta. La sua voce, levatasi man mano, come all'unisono col sorgere delle stelle, s'innalzava ora a una pienezza patetica. Dal lontanissimo passato, sentiva fluire in lui e spandersi attraverso la voce un lungo amore ora in pericolo.”
― Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Ambiguous Adventure

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Which book would you like to read for Western Africa in Nov/Dec 2018.
(Notice one of the books is not translated - so only vote for it, if you would like to read it in the French original version!)

So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ

18 votes, 48.6%

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

9 votes, 24.3%

This House is Not for Sale by E.C. Osondu

7 votes, 18.9%

Ambiguous Adventure by Cheikh Hamidou Kane

3 votes, 8.1%

[Only in French!] De purs hommes by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

0 votes, 0.0%

37 total votes

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