Mariama Bâ

Senegalese writer (1929-1981) · Senegal · On the map · Writers · Died at 52

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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