THE BELLY OF THE ATLANTIC

by Fatou Diome

  • Reading
  • How’s it going, world?
The 2017 archive

With RFI

Senegal / France

THE BELLY OF THE ATLANTIC © DR

Presentation

Broadcast on RFI every Sunday at 12 starting on 30 July and on rfi.fr: Paris - RFI 89 FM / Abidjan - RFI 97,6 FM / Conakry - RFI 89 FM  Cotonou - RFI 90 FM / Dakar - RFI 92 FM / Lubumbashi - RFI 98 FM / Ouagadougou - RFI 94 FM

Salie lives in France and her brother Madické, from his island of Niodior, dreams of joining her. She lives in exile, while he dreams of France as a promised land where Senegalese footballers can be successful. How can she show him the dark side of immigration and call out the lies of those who “already came back” and help spread the myth of France as an Eldorado?

Distribution

Adaptation and stage reading Florence Minder assisted by Julien Jaillot
Avec Awa Sene Sarr et Thomas Durcudoy

The cycle “How's it going, world?” is coordinated by Pascal Paradou and directed by Armel Roussel, assisted by Julien Jaillot.

Le Ventre de l'Atlantique is published by Editions Anne Carrière

Production

Conception Pascal Paradou
Coordination Armel Roussel assisted by Julien Jaillot
Co-production Compagnie (e)utopia
With the support of the SACDin the frame of its cultural radio action

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