Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Author of Seminal Anticolonial Novel, Dies at 98

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Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Author of Seminal Anticolonial Novel, Dies at 98

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Senegalese author Cheikh Hamidou Kane, celebrated as a foundational figure in African literature and for his seminal anticolonial novel, has died at age 98. He published only two novels.

The Senegalese writer was lauded as one of the founding fathers of African literature despite publishing only two novels.

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