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This novel is about a Senegalese man's experiences in France.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Synopsys above does absolutely no justice to this little great book, which relates in a cristalline way the multiple transitions of a Senegalese youth : from boyhood to manhood, from Islamic to western education, from Senegal to France and back. With its decidedly philosophical leaning, this book offers revealing insights in multicultural relations. A very interesting book.
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Moving and Precise
6 May 2000
Format:Paperback
This book is a must for anyone interested in African literature, Islamic literature, and the experience of losing culture in the 20th century experience of modernization. This is the story of an African who is separated from his family, religion, and culture as he "moves up" in the world, eventually moving to France for his education. The description of what is lost in this transaction-- from a personal and spiritual point of view-- truly took me into the experience of an "other" seldom understood.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Searching Truth: Phlosophy of the Mystical
11 Feb 2008
Format:Paperback
Samba Diallo stands between the two worlds. He is raised an obedient Muslim in the Diallobe tribe in Senegal yet is torn between his traditional world and that of the French invaders. In this largely philosophic work, Samba Diallo must chose not only the path between African and European, but also between God and Science. Mix in some Pascal and a Sufi Sheik known as "the fool" and Kane has created a world that keeps you interested despite a lack of action. The final chapter leaves you pondering.
I would not put this on my must read list above Things Fall Apart or The River Between, but worthwhile if you've already read those two.
I would not put this on my must read list above Things Fall Apart or The River Between, but worthwhile if you've already read those two.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A worthwhile read
26 Jan 2008
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Ambiguous Adventure is initially gripping with its description of a Koranic school and the life of the protagonist, Samba Diallo. Samba is sent to the local French school, and from there goes to France, which leads to conflict between the values and beliefs he was brought up with and the emptiness he feels in the Western culture. The novel successfully depicts the sense of a divided self and the conflict between "progress" and traditional values and beliefs. However at times it becomes bogged down in philosophical discussion. Because this seems to overshadow the setting and characters, at times the people in the book feel very removed and distant. However, the novel is certainly a valuable representation of Sengalese literature especially in terms of the impact of colonization.
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