The Last of the Empire

Name: The Last of the Empire
Author: Ousmane Sembene

by Ousmane Sembene

Political novel exploring Senegalese independence and postcolonial power dynamics

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Ousmane Sembene

Senegalese novelist and filmmaker often called the father of African cinema. His novels God's Bits of Wood and Xala depicted colonial exploitation and postcolonial corruption with socialist commitment and popular vigor.

More by Ousmane Sembene

God's Bits of WoodStrike by railroad workers in colonial Senegal confronts racism and exploitation
XalaSenegalese man experiences sexual dysfunction on his wedding night with existential consequences
The Money-OrderSatirical novella about a man receiving a bureaucratic money order in Senegal
Black DockerStory of longshoremen in Dakar confronting colonial racism and labor exploitation