Ousmane Semb猫ne (Author of God's Bits of Wood)

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Ousmane Semb猫ne

Born

in Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal south of The Gambia

January 01, 1923

Died

June 09, 2007

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Ousmane Semb猫ne often credited in the French style as Semb猫ne 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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	God's Bits of Wood by Ousmane Semb猫ne, Francis Price (Translator) 3.98 avg rating — 3,020 ratings — published 1960 — 53 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 Semb猫ne, Clive Wake (Translator) 3.64 avg rating — 994 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, pr茅c茅d茅 de V茅hi Ciosane 3.87 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 1969 — 15 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 Semb猫ne, Ros Schwartz (Translator) 3.73 avg rating — 143 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
	Tribal Scars (African Writers Series ; 142) by Ousmane Semb猫ne, Len Ortzen (Translator) 3.87 avg rating — 98 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
	O Pays, Mon Beau Peuple! 3.96 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1975 — 16 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: A Senegalese Novel (African Writers Series) (English and French Edition) by Ousmane Semb猫ne, Adrian Adams (Translator) 3.95 avg rating — 40 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
	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
	NIIWAM 3.64 avg rating — 25 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 3.58 avg rating — 24 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

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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 Semb猫ne, 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 Semb猫ne, Xala

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

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