About this event
About the event
Writer, screenwriter and musician Seynabou Sonko combines literary work with sound and visual creation. With Senegalese diaspora roots, she studied in Montreal, Brussels and Paris. Her debut novel « Djinns » was published by Grasset in 2023 and received the Prix du Cheval Blanc and Prix de la Porte Dorée. This free meeting provides an opportunity to discuss how cultural memory, music, imagination and different creative disciplines shape her fiction.
Practical information
Friday 27 November at 7:30 pm, media library, 121 Boulevard Mohamed Zerktouni. Free admission.
Institut français de Casablanca
Cultural context
Before « Djinns », Sonko published writing in journals including Sabir, Muscle and Sève. Her studies in Montreal, Brussels and Paris, alongside work as a musician, screenwriter and singer, help explain a creative practice that crosses disciplines. This event highlights contemporary voices that connect different cultural worlds and narrative forms.
