Papa John spoke about his life on the island. He talked about old times and the Feast of St Charles. [...] That year the feast had passed unmarked. T… - Ousmane Sembène

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Papa John spoke about his life on the island. He talked about old times and the Feast of St Charles. [...] That year the feast had passed unmarked. There had been nothing to distinguish that Sunday from all the other Sundays. Holiday-makers, including many Europeans, had come to sunbathe on the warm sand of the beach. Papa John couldn't understand it at all: these Europeans who abandoned God's house for idleness. Hadn't they brought Catholicism to this country?

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About Ousmane Sembène

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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