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Feb 15, 2001 · Bàttu: Directed by Cheick Oumar Sissoko. With Juliette Ba, Isaach De Bankolé, Makena Diop, Eriq Ebouaney. When the minister of health decides to clean up the streets of Dakar, removing the homeless and tramps, he evokes unsuspected forces in society.
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Home » Senegal » Aminata Sow Fall » La Grève des bàttu (The Beggars’ Strike) Aminata Sow Fall: La Grève des bàttu (The Beggars’ Strike) The word battù in the French title is nothing to do with the French word battu (without the grave accent) meaning beaten. Battù is the Wolof word for begging bowl which, by extension, also means ...
Jan 1, 2004 · La grève des bàttu: Ou Les déchets humains Paperback – January 1, 2004 French Edition by Aminata Sow Fall (Author) 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 50 ratings
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Jan 1, 1979 · Aminata Sow Fall (born 1941) is a Senegalese-born author. While her native language is Wolof, her books are written in French. She was born 1941 in Saint-Louis, Senegal, where she grew up before moving to Dakar to finish her secondary schooling. After this, she did a degree in Modern Languages in France and became a teacher upon returning to ...
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Mali / 2000 / 105mins / Drama / French. The star-stubbed cast includes Issac de Bankolè as Saar, a blind beggar, and Danny Glover as a corrupt president. In this often hilarious mix of politics and superstition, the beggars hamper the tourist industry yet play a necessary role opposite the lives of devout and wealthy Muslims. The agitated ...
Nationality. Senegalese. Genre. Novel; short story. Children. 7. Aminata Sow Fall (born April 27, 1941) is a Senegalese -born author. While her native language is Wolof, her books are written in French. She is considered "the first published woman novelist from francophone Black Africa".
