{"title":"Noah Tsika","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoah Tsika's\u003c\/strong\u003e works delve deeply into themes of identity, culture, and the complexities of human experience across continents. His writing often explores the intersections of art, history, and social change, inviting readers to reflect on the forces shaping contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Tsika's narratives resonate with thoughtful insight and vivid storytelling. Readers can expect a rich engagement with diverse perspectives and a potent examination of postcolonial realities.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"soleil-o-by-noah-tsika-9781839029592","title":"Soleil Ô","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMed Hondo’s debut feature, \u003ci\u003eSoleil Ô\u003c\/i\u003e (1970),\u003c\/b\u003e follows an unnamed African immigrant as he travels to Paris in search of work and a better life. Instead, he faces unemployment, exploitation, and a deep sense of isolation from French society. Told through a non-linear structure and blending surrealist and satirical elements, the film is a searing critique of racism and the broader legacies of colonialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNoah Tsika’s study situates \u003ci\u003eSoleil Ô\u003c\/i\u003e within its historical and political contexts, as well as within Hondo’s broader career and lifelong commitment to anti-colonial principles. He considers the film’s depiction of the modern exilic experience as a cinematic response to anti-immigrant rhetoric and nativist sentiment in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTsika also traces the film’s lengthy five-year production, examining Hondo’s guerrilla film-making tactics through which he staged scripted scenes on the teeming streets of Paris and captured the immediate reactions of perplexed passers-by. In doing so, Tsika suggests that by using the devices of documentary to tell a fictional story, and the devices of fiction to document a precise, seismic moment in world history, \u003ci\u003eSoleil Ô\u003c\/i\u003e daringly extends the techniques of film-makers such as Paulin Soumanou Vieyra and Ousmane Sembene into narrative, thematic and political terrain not previously encountered in African cinemas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48022054273260,"sku":"9781839029592","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781839029592-soleil.jpg?v=1785287560"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/noah-tsika.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}