Fatou Diome

French-Senegalese writer · Senegal · On the map · Writers · Born 1968 · age 58

Fatou Diome is a French-Senegalese writer known for her best-selling novel The Belly of the Atlantic, which was published in 2003. Her work explores immigrant life in France, and the relationship between France and Africa. Fatou Diome lives in Strasbourg, France.

Fatou Diome is read about 223 times a day, in 28 languages.

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2022Knight of the National Order of MeritAward2017Honorary doctor of the University of LiègeAward2012Prix SolidaritéAward2005Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen LeserAward1968Born