Striking brutally through the cloud curtain, like the beam … - Ousmane Sembène

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Striking brutally through the cloud curtain, like the beam from some celestial projector, a single ray of light lashed at the Koulouba, the governor's residence, poised like a sugar castle on the heights that bore its name.

Ousmane Sembène

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Ousmane Sembène (1 January 1923 or 8 January 1923 – 9 June 2007), was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer.

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Alternative Names: Ousmane Sembene • Father of African Cinema • Sembene Ousmane

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