Mame Younousse Dieng (1939 – 1 April 2016) was a

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

ese writer born in

Tivaouane Tivaouane or Tivawan ( wo, Tiwaawan; french: Tivaouane) is a city located in the Thiès Region of Senegal. 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 ...

who lived in

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

. Her novel ''Aawo bi'' is noteworthy as one of the first Senegalese novels in the

Wolof language Wolof (; Wolofal: ) is a language of Senegal, Mauritania, and the Gambia, and the native language of the Wolof people. Like the neighbouring languages Serer and Fula, it belongs to the Senegambian branch of the Niger–Congo language family. ...

. She also wrote 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), - in French

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University of Western Australia
1939 births 2016 deaths Senegalese novelists Senegalese poets Senegalese women poets Senegalese women novelists {{Senegal-writer-stub

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