Laurence GAVRON An author from Senegal writing in French

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Laurence Gavron hails from France. She now lives in Dakar, Senegal, where she is a film director and a writer. Fascinated by African cultures, Laurence Gavron has produced documentaries on local musicians, griots and on the work of the film director Djibril Diop Mambéty. She also writes regularly for the local newspapers and took part in several photo exhibitions. To date, Laurence Gavron is the author of two novels, Marabouts d'ficelle (2000) and Boy Dakar (2008). (www.lemasque.com/)

Publications

John Cassavetes. Paris : Editions Rivages Cinéma, 1986. [With Denis Lenoir, co-author]

Marabouts d'ficelle. Paris : Editions Baleine, 2000. (196p.). ISBN 2-84219-237-0. Novel.

Boy Dakar. Paris : Editions du Masque, 2008. (350p.). ISBN 978-27024-3385-0. Novel.

Reviews

Jean-Marie Volet. Boy Dakar. Compte rendu - novembre 2008.

Editor (jvolet@cyllene.uwa.edu.au)
The University of Western Australia/French
Created: 3 Oct 2008
Modified: 6 Nov 2008
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