{"product_id":"touki-bouki-rosalind-galt-9781839029004","title":"Touki Bouki","description":"\u003cp\u003eDjibril Diop Mambéty's exuberant, inventive and urgent film \u003ci\u003eTouki Bouki\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Journey of the Hyena\u003c\/i\u003e) (1973) follows a young couple, Mory (Magaye Niang) and Anta (Mareme Niang), who dream of leaving their home in Dakar, Senegal for an imagined better life in Paris. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRosalind Galt's insightful study analyses \u003ci\u003eTouki Bouki\u003c\/i\u003e's cinematic worlds, from its narrative of postcolonial migration to its influence by international film style, both nonetheless grounded in African visual cultures and critical perspectives. \u003ci\u003eTouki Bouki\u003c\/i\u003e explores the intertwined histories of the postcolonial and the transnational, showing how the aesthetic and political ideas found in the experimentation of cinematic modernisms and New Waves are as African as they are European. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGalt's study interweaves a conceptual framework of world cinema studies and anti\/decolonial theory with close analysis of \u003ci\u003eTouki Bouki\u003c\/i\u003e's innovative audiovisual forms and its representations of desire and identity in postcolonial Senegal. Providing a detailed reading of the film's themes and cinematic style, she argues for its classic status and for its long-lasting influence on world cinema.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosalind Galt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839029005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839029004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Film Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.48h x 5.42w x 0.35d","brand":"Rosalind Galt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447093145855,"sku":"9781839029004","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e21f4ce-86a1-494f-a6f3-5cd6dc079d56.jpg?v=1777228774","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/touki-bouki-rosalind-galt-9781839029004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}