Cheikh Hamidou Kane
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Cheikh Hamidou Kane is a Senegal
ese writer best known for his prize winning novel L'aventure ambiguë (Ambiguous Adventure), about the interactions of western and Africa
n cultures. Its hero is a Fulani
boy who goes to study in France
. There, he loses touch with his Islam
ic faith and his Senegalese roots.
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
ese writer best known for his prize winning novel L'aventure ambiguë (Ambiguous Adventure), about the interactions of western and Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n cultures. Its hero is a Fulani
Fula people
Fula people or Fulani or Fulbe are an ethnic group spread over many countries, predominantly in West Africa, but found also in Central Africa and Sudanese North Africa...
boy who goes to study in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. There, he loses touch with his Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic faith and his Senegalese roots.