Cheikh Hamidou Kane (born 3 April 1928 in Matam) is a Senegalese writer best known for his prize winning novel L'aventure ambiguë (Ambiguous Adventure), about the interactions of western and African cultures. Its hero is a Fulani boy who goes to study in France. There, he loses touch with his Islamic faith and his Senegalese roots. "The cannon compels the body," notes the author, "the school bewitches the soul."Hamidou Kane is still alive

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