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Ndoucoumane
Ndoucoumane or Ndoukoumane is a province in Senegal. It is an extremely rural and lightly populated area. Although Ndoucoumane holds nearly no importance for western civilization, the area is noted in Ken Bugul Ken Bugul (born 1947 in Ndoucoumane) is the pen name of Senegalese Francophone novelist Mariètou Mbaye Biléoma.'Bugul, Ken', in Simon Gikandi (ed.), ''Encyclopedia of African Literature''. Routledge; 2002. In the Wolof language, her pen name m ...'s book '' The Abandoned Baobab'' or in the original French, '' Le Baobab Fou'', meaning the crazy baobab. The area is French speaking and has some influences of French colonization. Additionally, Ndoucoumane follows old traditions that stretch far back into history. There is very little safe water and population remains under 1000 with roughly 100 households.http://watsanportal.org/sn/access/locality?id=07234065&details=&tab=comments#comments References {{reflist Geography of Senegal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Abandoned Baobab
''The Abandoned Baobab'' is a book written by Ken Bugul, which is actually a pseudonym for Mariètou Mbaye Biléoma. She was urged to publish this book under a pen name since the subject matter of the novel deals with things that are not traditionally considered appropriate in Senegal. The book was originally published in French in 1982 as ''Le Baobab Fou'' and was translated in English in 1991, published by Lawrence Hill Books. The book is written from the perspective of a Senegalese woman living in diaspora, named Ken Bugul, and the book is largely biographical. However, while the novel does ''reflect'' true events, it is not a completely authentic re-telling of those event. Bugul uses her own experiences to shape the narrative, but the story is not a chronological re-telling of the events. The book is crafted in a way that the reader can understand a clear narrative and understand the effects of post-colonialism on a young Senegalese woman living in diaspora. The review in ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Bugul
Ken Bugul (born 1947 in Ndoucoumane) is the pen name of Senegalese Francophone novelist Mariètou Mbaye Biléoma.'Bugul, Ken', in Simon Gikandi (ed.), ''Encyclopedia of African Literature''. Routledge; 2002. In the Wolof language, her pen name means "one who is unwanted".Ken Bugel University of Western Australia, Retrieved 30 April 2016 Background Bugul was raised in a polygamous environment, born to a father who was an 85-year-old . After completing her elementary education in her native village, she studied at the Malick Sy Secondary School in . After a year in |
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Renndaandi Senegaali); Arabic: جمهورية السنغال ''Jumhuriat As-Sinighal'') is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds the Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is notably the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
