Mame Younousse Dieng
Encyclopedia
Mame Younousse Dieng is a Senegal
ese writer born in Tivaouane
who lives in Dakar
. Her Aawo bi is noteworthy as one of the first Senegalese novels in the Wolof language
. She has also written poetry and translated the national anthem into that language.
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
ese writer born in Tivaouane
Tivaouane
-History:Tivaouane was part of the Wolof kingdom of Cayor, and was at one time its capital. It was first described to Europeans in the 15th century by Venitian explorer Luigi Cada-Mosto....
who lives in Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
. Her Aawo bi is noteworthy as one of the first Senegalese novels in the Wolof language
Wolof language
Wolof is a language spoken in Senegal, The Gambia, and Mauritania, and is the native language of the Wolof people. Like the neighbouring languages Serer and Fula, it belongs to the Atlantic branch of the Niger–Congo language family...
. She has also written poetry and translated the national anthem into that language.
Books
- Aawo bi (The First Wife), 1992 - in Wolof
- L'Ombre en feu (The Shadow on Fire), Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Sénégal (1997), ISBN 2723611086 - in French
Further reading
- Simon Gikandi, Encyclopedia of African Literature, Routledge (2002), ISBN 0415230195 - p. 145