Khady Sylla
Encyclopedia
Khady Sylla is a Senegal
ese writer of two novels, short work, and film.
http://www.fidmarseille.org/awardslist.htm. She currently teaches German at Cheikh Anta Diop University
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Films
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 of two novels, short work, and film.
Life
She studied at the Ecole Normale Supérieure where she became interested in a literary career. She later became one of a small number of African women film makers. Her An Open Window won a first film prize at the Marseille Festival of Documentary FilmMarseille Festival of Documentary Film
Marseille International Festival of Documentary Film is a documentary film festival held yearly since 1989 in Marseille, France. The festival awards grand prizes in international and national categories...
http://www.fidmarseille.org/awardslist.htm. She currently teaches German at Cheikh Anta Diop University
Cheikh Anta Diop University
Cheikh Anta Diop University , also known as the University of Dakar, is a university in Dakar, Senegal. It is named after the Senegalese historian and anthropologist Cheikh Anta Diop and has an enrollment of over 60,000.-History:...
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Works
Novels- Le Jeu de la Mer [The Game of the Sea]. Paris: L'Harmattan, 1992. ISBN 2-7384-1563-6
Films
- An Open Window
- Les Bijoux-(1997), Short film
- Colobane Express (1999), docu-drama about the passengers of a Senegalese bus.
- Une fenêtre ouverte (2005), documentary short (52 min.)