Le Docker noir

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Le Docker noir is a 1956 novel by Senegalese writer and filmmaker Ousmane Sembène that explores racism, exploitation, and the struggles of African dockworkers in France.

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instanceOf novel
addresses alienation of African migrants in Europe
economic exploitation of migrant labor
racial discrimination in France
author Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED
authorNationality Senegalese
countryOfOrigin Senegal NERFINISHED
creatorOccupationOfAuthor filmmaker
writer
focusesOn African dockworkers in France
genre political novel
postcolonial literature
social novel
hasForm prose
languageRegion Francophone Africa NERFINISHED
literaryMovement African literature
Francophone African literature
mainTheme colonialism and its legacy
exploitation
racism
struggles of African workers
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableFor critique of French colonial society
early depiction of African migrant experience in Europe
originalLanguage French
protagonistOccupation dockworker
publicationYear 1956
settingLocation France NERFINISHED
port city

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Ousmane Sembène notableWork Le Docker noir