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Mariama Gamatié
Mariama is a female name. It may refer to: *Mariama Bâ (1929–1981), Senegalese author and feminist *Mariama Barry, Senegalese novelist *Mariama Sonah Bah (born 1978), Guinean judoka *Mariama Souley Bana (born 1987), Nigerien swimmer *Mariama Dalanda Barry (born 1991), Guinean taekwondo practitioner *Mariama Gamatié Bayard (born 1958), Nigerien politician and women's rights activist *Mariama Colley, Gambian radio personality, human rights activist and actress *Mariama Kesso Diallo, Guinean writer living in Switzerland *Mariama Goodman, English dancer and singer who has been a member of the bands Solid HarmoniE and the Honeyz. *Mariama Hima (born 1951), Nigerien film director, ethnologist and politician *Mariama Mamoudou Ittatou (born 1997), Nigerien sprinter *Mariama Jalloh, Mariama Jalloh (born 1986), Sierra Leonean singer–songwriter established in France *Mariama Jamanka (born 1990), German bobsledder *Mariama Keïta (1946-2018), Niger's first woman journalist and feminist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariama Bâ
Mariama Bâ (April 17, 1929 – August 17, 1981) was a Senegalese author and feminist, whose two French-language novels were both translated into more than a dozen languages. Born in Dakar, she was raised a Muslim. Her frustration with the fate of African women is expressed in her first novel, ''Une si longue lettre'' (1979; translated into English as ''So Long a Letter''). In this semi-autobiographical epistolary work, Bâ depicts the sorrow and resignation of a woman who must share the mourning for her late husband with his second, younger wife. This short book was awarded the first Noma Award for Publishing in Africa in 1980. Biography Bâ was born in Dakar, Senegal, in 1929, into an educated and well-to-do Senegalese family of Lebu ethnicity. Her father was a career civil servant who became one of the first ministers of state. He was the Minister of Health in 1956 while her grandfather was an interpreter in the French occupation regime. After her mother's death, Bâ was lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |