On the occasion of the reissue of Sembène Ousmane’s novel O pays, mon beau gens, Chemin d’write questioned the young Senegalese writer Elgas on the novelistic art of his compatriot considered one of the founders of the French-speaking African novel. Sembène, who would have been one hundred years old on January 1, 2023, was a novelist, short story writer, but also a filmmaker. Elgas looks back on the journey of this multi-talented man and how he continues to inspire the younger generation of writers. [rediffusion]
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Elgas: “Sembène empowered his readers”
