About Cherno Omar Barry
Cherno Omar Barry was a writer, civil servant and consultant.
Cherno Omar Barry is the current Vice-Chancellor of the International Open University, president of the Writers Association of The Gambia (WAG), former executive secretary at the National Human Rights Commission and permanent secretary in several Gambian ministries.
Literary works
Barry, Cherno Omar, Jean-Marie Grassin, and Jean-Dominique Pénel. L'école et la littérature en Gambie. S.l.): [s.n.), 2002. Barry, Cherno Omar. La représentation de l'école dans la littérature gambienne: mémoire présenté en vue de la Maîtrise-ès-Lettres (Mention Littérature Comparée). 2001. Barry, Cherno O, Jean-Marie Grassin, and Jean-Dominique Pénel. La Représentation De L'école Dans La Littérature Gambienne. S.l.: s.n., 2001. Print.
Awards Legion of Honour (2018) Médaille d’Or de la Fondation Alliance Francaise Prix Aminata Maiga Ka de la Nouvelle
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The Gambia civil servant and academician
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Cherno Omar Barry was a writer, civil servant and consultant.
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Cherno Omar Barry's recorded nationality: The Gambia.
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