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Khady Sylla (Dakar, March 27, 1963 – Dakar, October 8, 2013) was a Senegalese writer of two novels, short work, and film.[1]

Life

Born in Dakar, she studied at the École Normale Supérieure where she became interested in a literary career. She later became one of a small number of African women film makers. Her An Open Window won a first film prize at the Marseille Festival of Documentary Film . She was one of several Senegalese filmmakers mentored by French ethnologist Jean Rouch.[1] She was the older sister of the filmmaker Mariama Sylla, with whom she co-directed the film Une simple parole.[2]

Works

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Novels

• Le Jeu de la Mer [The Game of the Sea]. Paris: L'Harmattan, 1992. ISBN 2-7384-1563-6

Films

• Les Bijoux-(1997), Short film
• Colobane Express (1999), docu-drama about the passengers of a Senegalese bus.
• Une fenêtre ouverte (2005), documentary short (52 min.)
• Une simple parole (2014)

References

External links

• Khady Sylla: An author from Senegal writing in French
• Howard University, a brief mention along with other artists

На других языках

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- [en] Khady Sylla

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[ru] Силла, Хади

Хади Силла (фр. Khady Sylla); 27 марта 1963, Дакар — 8 октября 2013, там же) — сенегальская писательница, сценарист, режиссёр.

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