Amina Sow Mbaye
Senegalese novelist, poet and short story writer
About Amina Sow Mbaye
Lived 1937 – 2021 (aged 83). Amina Sow Mbaye was a Senegalese novelist, poet, short story writer and writer.
Amina Sow Mbaye (born 25 September 1937) is a Senegalese writer and educator.
She was born in Saint-Louis. Because her father was in the military, she attended primary schools in various cities and then secondary school in Saint-Louis. She obtained her Brevet d'éducation du premier cycle, trained for three additional months and then taught school in Dagana and then Saint-Louis. After she completed her Brevet Supérieur de Capacité, she became headmistress of the Écoles normales régionales in Saint-Louis.
Selected works Mademoiselle, novel (1984) Pour le sang du mortier, novel (2001) Petit essai sur la vieillesse (essay) and Les Bulles (poetry) (2007)
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Who was Amina Sow Mbaye?
Senegalese novelist, poet and short story writer (1937-2021)
When was Amina Sow Mbaye born?
Amina Sow Mbaye was born on 25 September 1937 in Saint-Louis.
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Amina Sow Mbaye died on 28 January 2021 in Saint-Louis.
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Amina Sow Mbaye was a novelist, poet, short story writer and writer.
What nationality was Amina Sow Mbaye?
Amina Sow Mbaye was Senegalese.
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