Tibi the white

Writer from the city, Hadrien Bels excels in the art of capturing the soul of a place and the urban atmosphere. It takes us through the streets of an ultra-contemporary Dakar, which vibrates with the dreams of its youth. In Thiaroye, a neighborhood close to Dakar, three friends pass the baccalaureate. Issa always seems to know where he is going when he walks. He passed the tests with a marabouted Bic, a Bic that gives confidence. He loves neighborhood gossip and his sewing machine. He will be a stylist, that's for sure. Neurone has a well-oiled brain, it's a competition beast. He hates suits and ties, those who take a siesta in the hemicycles with their hands crossed over their well-filled bellies. He only loves Tibile. Tibilé, we call her Tibi la Toubab, Tibi la Blanche or Tibi la Française, because everyone knows that she is going to France. She is the smartest of my children, repeats her father. Although they come from different social backgrounds and have diametrically opposed dreams for the future, the three friends share the same tension, at a time when anti-French movements are developing: go to France or stay in Senegal? A few days before the results of the baccalaureate, everyone will have to face the ambiguity of their position to decide their future.