Mame Younousse Dieng
Mame Younousse Dieng (1939 – 1 April 2016) was a Senegalese writer born in Tivaouane who lived in Dakar. Her novel Aawo bi is noteworthy as one of the first Senegalese novels in the Wolof language. She also wrote poetry and translated the national anthem into that language.
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- Mame Younousse Dieng
- Born
- 1939
- Birthplace
- Tivaouane
- Died
- 20160401
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- Senegal
- Languages
- French · Wolof
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Mame Younousse Dieng (1939 – 1 April 2016) was a Senegalese writer born in Tivaouane who lived in Dakar. Her novel Aawo bi is noteworthy as one of the first Senegalese novels in the Wolof language. She also wrote poetry and translated the national anthem into that language.
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• Name — Mame Younousse Dieng • Born — 1939 • Birthplace — Tivaouane • Died — 20160401 • Citizenship — Senegal • Occupation — Writer • Illustration — Mame Younousse Dieng in 2017
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• Aawo bi (The First Wife), 1992 - in Wolof • L'Ombre en feu (The Shadow on Fire), Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Sénégal (1997), - in French
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- Simon Gikandi, Encyclopedia of African Literature, Routledge (2002), - p. 145
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