Cheikh Hamidou Kane

A young Senegalese man from the Diallobé region studies in France and struggles between traditional Islamic faith and Western materialistic culture.

Samba Diallo, a young Senegalese man of the Diallobé people, is sent to French colonial schools, then Paris, where he loses his spiritual center. A profound meditation on colonialism and identity.

The original French edition of Ambiguous Adventure, Kane's meditation on the collision between Islamic Toucouleur culture and French colonial education. Published as a single unified text.