{"product_id":"9780253004260","title":"Ousmane Semb?ne: The Making of a Militant Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eSamba Gadjigo presents a unique personal portrait and intellectual\u003cbr\u003e history of novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembène. Though Sembène has persistently\u003cbr\u003e deflected attention away from his personality, his life, and his past, Gadjigo has\u003cbr\u003e had unprecedented access to the artist and his family. This book is the first\u003cbr\u003e comprehensive biography of Sembène and contributes a critical appraisal of his life\u003cbr\u003e and art in the context of the political and social influences on his work. Beginning\u003cbr\u003e with Sembène's life in Casamance, Senegal, and ending with his militant career as a\u003cbr\u003e dockworker in Marseilles, Gadjigo places Sembène into the context of African\u003cbr\u003e colonial and postcolonial culture and charts his achievements in film and\u003cbr\u003e literature. This landmark book reveals the inner workings of one of Africa's most\u003cbr\u003e distinguished and controversial figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080609841392,"sku":"9780253004260","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253004260","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}