Modou-Fatim

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"Modou-Fatim" is a 1960 story by Senegalese writer Abdoulaye Sadji. It is considered by many to be his best work. The story is about a peasant who must leave his land during the dry season to find work in Dakar. This narrative highlights the plight of rural individuals forced to seek employment in urban centers due to environmental or economic pressures. Sadji, a pioneer of African prose fiction in French, often focused on the challenges faced by Africans within their society.1

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…is a 50-page story entitled “Modou-Fatim” (1960), in which he describes the plight of a peasant who has to leave his land during the dry season to work in Dakar.
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…is a 50-page story entitled “Modou-Fatim” (1960), in which he describes the plight of a peasant who has to leave his land during the dry season to work in Dakar.
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