{"id":3606,"date":"2015-11-18T09:59:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T09:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kreisky-forum.org\/veranstaltung\/la-pirogue-die-piroge"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:58:38","slug":"la-pirogue-the-pirogue","status":"publish","type":"kreisky_event","link":"https:\/\/www.kreisky-forum.org\/en\/veranstaltung\/la-pirogue-die-piroge","title":{"rendered":"LA PIROGUE \/ THE PIROGUE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Le roman et les aspects politiques de la migration\"Abasse<\/strong>
\n(La discussion se d\u00e9roulera en langue fran\u00e7aise)<\/p>\n

Abasse Ndione<\/strong>
\n\u00c9crivain s\u00e9n\u00e9galais<\/em><\/p>\n

Discussion anim\u00e9e par:
\nGerhard Doujak
\n<\/strong>MAE, Director of the Department of Human Rights, Ambassador to Dakar 2006 - 2011
\nMargret Millischer<\/strong>
\nTraductrice de \u201aLa Pirogue\u2018 en allemand<\/p>\n

Bienvenue et introduction:
\nGeorg Lennkh<\/strong>
\nForum Bruno Kreisky pour le Dialogue International, envoy\u00e9 sp\u00e9cial pour l'Afrique 2005 - 2011<\/p>\n

Quarante Africains, men of all ages and one woman, originally from various villages in the interior of S\u00e9n\u00e9gal who have never seen the sea, want to leave their misery behind and travel to the Iles Canaries, then to Europe. They take leave of their families and find themselves on the beach after a long journey by bus. In the harbour, they observe the sea and see for the first time the boat - a pirogue - belonging to the fisherman Baye Laye. During the long voyage that allows them to get to know each other better, the weather, at first cloudy, helps to raise their hopes for their future in Europe. But then a terrible temp\u00eate descends on them, they lose Kabaa, the second captain, and their embarcation is seriously disastrous. They are distressed - but a ship approaches ....
\nTel is, almost as a fact, the human dimension of the migratory crisis between Africa and Europe, recently discussed at the Euro-African meeting in La Valette. What can be our responses?<\/p>\n

Abasse Ndione<\/strong>, n\u00e9 en 1946, dans un village de p\u00eacheurs non loin de Dakar, a d'abord fr\u00e9quent\u00e9 une \u00e9cole coranique, puis une \u00e9cole fran\u00e7aise. Until his retirement, he worked as a paramedic. He writes in French and French. He lives in S\u00e9n\u00e9gal. His book \u2018Ramata\u2019 (2007) and \u2018Mbeke mi - A l'assaut des vagues de l'Atlantique\u2019 (Gallimard, 2008) inspired films produced in France and S\u00e9n\u00e9gal. La Pirogue\u2019 exists on DVD with German subtitles.<\/p>\n

IN FRENCH LANGUAGE
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

LA PIROGUE <\/strong>| <\/strong>THE PIROGE
\nThe novel - and the political background to migration<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abasse Ndione<\/strong>
\nWriter, Senegal<\/em><\/p>\n

Discussion:
\nGerhard Doujak
\n<\/strong>FMEIA, Head of Human Rights Division, Ambassador to Senegal 2006 - 2011
\nMargret Millischer<\/strong>
\nTranslator of the \u201aPirogue\u2018 into German<\/p>\n

Welcome and introduction
\nGeorg Lennkh<\/strong>
\nBruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue; Austrian Special Representative for Africa 2005 - 2011<\/p>\n

Forty Africans, men of all ages and one woman, from various villages in the centre of Senegal and who have never seen the sea, want to flee their misery to the Canary Islands and Europe. They say goodbye to their families and then, after a long bus journey, stand anxiously on the beach, watching the sea and seeing the ship for the first time, a pirogue belonging to the fisherman Baye Laye. During the long crossing, on which they slowly get to know each other, they become incredibly optimistic about their future in Europe in what is initially good weather. But a terrible storm comes up, they lose Kaaba, the second helmsman, and the boat is badly damaged. They are desperate, but a ship approaches...
\nThis is, almost like local news, the human dimension of the migration crisis between Africa and Europe, as discussed just a few weeks ago at the Euro-African Summit in La Valletta. What can our answers be?<\/p>\n

Abasse Ndione<\/strong>, born in 1946 in a Senegalese fishing village near Dakar, first attended a Koranic and then a French school and worked as a nurse until recently. He writes in Wolof and in French. He lives in Senegal. Both his book \u00bbRamata\u00ab (2007) and \u00bbThe Pirogue\u00ab (2012) were made into films in France and Senegal respectively. The film is available on DVD with German subtitles.<\/p>\n

The pirogue. <\/strong>Roman
\n<\/strong>Translated from the French by Margret Millischer
\nTransit Buchverlag, Berlin 2014; ISBN 978-3-88747-306-8, \u20ac14.80; also available as an ebook<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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