Xala Quotes

“However long it stays in the river the tree-trunk will never turn into a crocodile.”
― Ousmane Sembène, Xala

“A cool breeze laden with iodine blew in from the sea.”
― Ousmane Sembène, Xala

“El Hadji Abdou Kader Beye was what one might call a synthesis of two cultures: business had drawn him into the European middle class after a feudal African education. Like his peers, he made skilful use of his dual background, for their fusion was not complete.”
― Ousmane Sembène, Xala: A Novel