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Ousmane Sembène

Senegalese film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author (1923–2007)

Born	1923
Died	2007

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God's bits of wood.

by Ousmane Sembène
First published in 1960 — 30 editions
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Xala

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1973 — 19 editions

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The money-order: with, White genesis

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1972 — 9 editions
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L' harmattan

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1964 — 7 editions
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Niiwam: and, Taaw

by Ousmane Sembène
First published in 1987 — 6 editions
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Vehi-Ciosane; ou, Blanche-Genèse

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1966 — 5 editions

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African short stories

by Chinua Achebe, C. L. Innes, Ousmane Sembène, Ama Ata Aidoo, Odun Balogun, David Owoyele, Jomo Kenyatta, Grace Ogot, Abdulrazak Gurnah, and 12 others
First published in 1985 — 4 editions
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Black docker

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1973 — 4 editions

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Vehi-ciosane: ou Blanche-genèse ; suivi du Mandat.

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1965 — 4 editions

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Tribal scars, and other stories.

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1971 — 4 editions

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Ô pays, mon beau peuple!

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1975 — 3 editions

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The Last of the Empire: A Senegalese Novel (African Writers Series)

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1984 — 2 editions

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Les bouts de bois de Dieu: Banty Mam Yall.

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1960 — 2 editions

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Vehi-ciosane: ou, Blanche-genèse, suivi du Mandat.

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1965 — 2 editions

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The money-order ; with, White genesis

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1965 — 2 editions

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last of the Empire: a Senegalese novel

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1983 — 2 editions

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Voltaïque: La noire de....

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1962 — 2 editions

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Voltaïque, la noire de--: nouvelles

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1962 — 2 editions

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Hormatian

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 1984 — 1 edition

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Le Mandat

by Ousmane Sembène First published in 2000 — 1 edition

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Senegalese film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author (1923–2007)

Born	1923
Died	2007

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OLID: OL145217A
GoodReads: 71267
ISNI: 0000000120171534
IMDb: nm0783733
Library of Congress Names: n50049939
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV114063
VIAF: 7397012
Wikidata: Q314966
Inventaire.io: wd:Q314966

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