Cheikh Hamidou Kane
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 96 |
Date of birth | April 2,1928 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Matam |
Senegal | |
Books | Ambiguous adventure |
Job | Author |
Novelist | |
Education | University of Paris |
École nationale de la France d'Outre-Mer | |
National School De La France D'outre-Mer | |
Awards | Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire |
Nationality | Senegalese |
Notabl work | L'Aventure ambiguë |
Other name | Sheikh Hamidou Kane; Cheik Hamidou Kane |
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ID | 498181 |
Cheikh Hamidou Kane Life story
Cheikh Hamidou Kane is a Senegalese writer best known for his 1961 novel L'Aventure ambiguë, about the interactions of western and African cultures. Its hero is a Fulani boy who goes to study in France, where he loses touch with his Islamic faith and his Senegalese roots.