From January 11, the first novel by writer, singer and composer Seynabou Sonko will be available in all bookstores in France. Jinns, his name. Grasset, his publishing house. Multiple, its interpretations. A surprise guest On the occasion of the release of the first novel by Seynabou Sonko, I had an incredible chance: my jinn was … Read more
Le sociologue et anthropologue Joseph Tonda a publié « Afrodystopie – La vie dans les rêves d’autrui » aux Editions Karthala. Avant de nous plonger dans sa lecture, Anne Bocandé a rencontré l’universitaire lors de la parution de son précédent « L’impérialisme postcolonial. Critique de la société des éblouissements ». Un entretien initialement présenté dans … Read more
Broadcast at midnight (!) September 21, 2022 on France 2, this impressive documentary may have gone unnoticed. It is, however, visible in replay on france.tv until January 29, 2023. The directors of the remarkable Congo (cf. review #14941) persist and sign: this new opus comes as a complement and a deepening to their research in … Read more
Released in French theaters on October 26, 2022, Tarik Saleh’s new film surprisingly won the screenplay prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Navigating between genre cinema and political meditation, it intrigues but struggles to convince. Egyptian Swede by his father, Tarik Saleh is known for Confidential Cairo (The Nile Hilton Incident, 2017), a thriller … Read more