Cheikh Hamidou Kane

Cheikh Hamidou Kane Cheikh Hamidou Kane (born 2 April 1928) is a Senegalese writer best known for his 1961 novel L'Aventure ambiguë (Ambiguous Adventure), 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.

Quotes

Ambiguous Adventure (1961)

• ....the work of the spirit and the work of the field.
  • p. 7

• the eternal mystery of death as well as paradise....
  • p. 38
  • Samba speaking the grave of a woman named Old Rella

• science has revealed truth, which has ultimately liberated humanity from its absurd fears
  • p. 69
  • Discussion between Samba's father and Paul Lacroix

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