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Modu took El Hadji to his boss’s import-export shop, which specialized in the sale of grain. In the days that followed, El Hadji went to various shamans and consumed numerous aphrodisiacs to restore his lost erection. During a visit to a seer, El Hadji learned that the xala had been caused by someone close to him. This led him to suspect both ...
Sembene Ousmane's novel Xala examines the paradoxes which color an African world emerging from a history of French colonial rule. His protagonist, El Hadji Abdou Kader Beye, is a member of the "Businessmen's Group," a coalition of Senegalese businessmen who have come together to "gain control of their country's economy" and "combat the invasion ...
In XALA, the contrast between Awe and El Hadji's second wife, Oumi, is seen strikingly during a scene of the third wedding where the two women sit together, outcasts to El Hadji’s new pride and happiness. Wearing a traditional African dress, Awa chews her stick with the dutiful resignation of a patient village woman.
The film centers on El Hadji Abdou Kader Beye (El Hadji is a title meaning "pilgrim" and in Islam it refers to one who has been to Mecca and has come back holy). He is the prototype of the emerging African bourgeoisie, who destroy the continent, politically and economically in the name of "African Socialism" and "Progress."
Senegal. Languages. French. Wolof. Xala (pronounced [ˈxala], Wolof for "temporary sexual impotence" [1]) is a 1975 Senegalese satirical comedy film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène, an adaptation of Sembène's 1973 novel of the same name. It stars Thierno Leye, Seune Samb, Douta Seck, Younousse Sèye, Fatim Diagne, and Myriam Niang.
Abdou Kader Beyè (ah- BEWKAY -dehr BAY -yay), called El Hadji, a prosperous Senegalese businessman in his fifties. He is a Muslim and a polygamist, with two wives and eleven children. Ousted from ...
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Altogether, El Hadji has 11 children—six with his first wife, Adja, and five with his second wife, Oumi N’Doye. Thanks for exploring this SuperSummary Study Guide of “Xala” by Ousmane Sembène. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis ...
