Mariama Ndoye-Mbengue (born 1953) is 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 Mariama Ndoye. She became "Ndoye-Mbengue" on marriage. She has a doctorate in

French language French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...

and literature. She has received awards for her short-stories and novels. For a period until 1986, she was curator of the

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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 ...

. She has also lived abroad spending 15 years in the

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and currently living in

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Bibliography

*''De vous à moi'' rom you to me Paris:

Présence Africaine ''Présence Africaine'' is a pan-African quarterly cultural, political, and literary magazine, published in Paris, France, and founded by Alioune Diop in 1947. In 1949, ''Présence Africaine'' expanded to include a publishing house and a bookstore ...

, 1990 (96 pp.). . Short story collection *''Sur des chemins pavoisés'' n roads decked out with flags.

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. CEDA, 1993 (77 pp.). . Novel. *''Parfums d'enfance'' hildhood Fragrances Abidjan: Les Nouvelles Editions Ivoiriennes, 1995 (128 pp.). . Short stories. *''Soukey''. Abidjan: Les Nouvelles Editions Ivoiriennes, 1999 (200 pp.). . Novel. Prize

Vincent de Paul Nyonda Vincent de Paul Nyonda (1918 – 20 January 1995) was a Gabonese playwright and Minister (government), Minister. Nyonda served under the administration of the first Gabonese President Léon M'ba, and was a prominent political figure in that admi ...

(2000). *''Comme du bon pain''. Abidjan: Les Nouvelles Editions Ivoiriennes, 2001 (190 pp.). . Novel

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