Tribal Scars

Tribal Scars

infobox Book |
name = Tribal Scars
title_orig =
translator = Len Ortzen
author = Ousmane Sembene
cover_artist =
country = Senegal
language = English
series =
genre = General Fiction
publisher = INSCAPE (US)
release_date = 1975
media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 117 (US hardback)
isbn = ISBN 0-879-53015-4 (US)
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"Tribal Scars" is a collection of short stories by Senegalese author Ousmane Sembene. It was originally published in French as "Voltaique".

Contents

* "The False Prophet"
* "The Bilal's Fourth Wife"
* "In the Face of History"
* "Love in Sandy Lane"
* "A Matter of Conscience"
* "The Mother"
* "Her Three Days"
* "Letters from France"
* "The Community"
* "Chaiba the Algerian"
* "The Promised Land"
* "Tribal Scars or The Voltaique"

Adaptations

Sembene, also a filmmaker, adapted the short story "The Promised Land" into a 1966 feature film entitled Black Girl.

Book information

"Tribal Scars" (English edition) by Ousmane Sembene; translation by Len Ortzen
* Hardback ISBN 0-87953-015-4, published by INSCAPE


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