Ousmane SembÃ¨ne,Ros Schwartz
Set in the 1950s, this book tells of Diaw Falla, a docker for whom work exists merely to finance his true obsession - his writing. As his novel nears completion, he meets Ginette Tontisanne whose good connections ensure he is published - but, to his dismay, under her name.
Western Africa,Senegal,Fiction,Literature,African Literature,Cultural,France
Black Docker