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Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Author of Seminal Anticolonial Novel, Dies at 98

Published by New York Times World By Adam Nossiter · 6 October 2026 at 05:50
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Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Author of Seminal Anticolonial Novel, Dies at 98
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The Senegalese writer was lauded as one of the founding fathers of African literature despite publishing only two novels.

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