Mariama Bâ was a Senegalese author and feminist. Her two French-language novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages each. Born in Dakar, Senegal, she was raised a Muslim.
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Amadou Hampâté BâAlso won Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire
Sony Lab'ou TansiAlso won Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire
Mamphela RampheleAlso won Noma Award for Publishing in Africa
Ahmadou KouroumaAlso won Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire
Véronique TadjoAlso won Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire
Lebogang MashileAlso won Noma Award for Publishing in AfricaAbout this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 1981 · aged 52
Written about in
28 languages
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