Khady Sylla
Khady Sylla (born March 27, 1963 in Dakar) is a Senegalese writer of two novels, short work, and film.
Life
She studied at the Ecole 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 [1]. She currently teaches German at Cheikh Anta Diop University.
Works
- Novels
- Le Jeu de la Mer [The Game of the Sea]. Paris: L'Harmattan, 1992. ISBN 2-7384-1563-6
- Films
- An Open Window
- 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.)
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Senegalese writer |
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March 27, 1963 |
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