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Aminata Sow Fall

1941 - Today

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Aminata Sow Fall (born April 27, 1941) is a Senegalese-born author. While her native language is Wolof, her books are written in French. She is considered "the first published woman novelist from francophone Black Africa". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aminata Sow Fall is the 5,185th most popular writer (down from 4,993rd in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Senegal and the 3rd most popular Senegalese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Aminata Sow Fall ranks 5,185 out of 7,302. Before her are Miho Mosulishvili, Henri Bosco, Jakob van Hoddis, Antoni Lange, René Maran, and Wafa Sultan. After her are Cordwainer Smith, Fedde Schurer, Yamabe no Akahito, Alexander Ablesimov, Milan Rúfus, and Charlaine Harris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Aminata Sow Fall ranks 472. Before her are Vikki Carr, Juliet Mills, José Ufarte, Barbara Ehrenreich, Neil Aspinall, and Wolfgang Blochwitz. After her are Gianfranco Terenzi, Boris Gaganelov, Zalman King, Paola Pitagora, Aleksandar Shalamanov, and Vicente Guillot.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Aminata Sow Fall ranks 25 out of 138. Before her are Mame Madior Boye (1940), Safi Faye (1943), Mamadou Dia (1910), Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946), Jacques Diouf (1938), and Mahammed Dionne (1959). After her are Idrissa Gueye (1989), Didier Raoult (1952), Fatma Samoura (1962), Aliou Cissé (1976), Habib Koité (1958), and Birago Diop (1908).

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Among WRITERS In Senegal

Among writers born in Senegal, Aminata Sow Fall ranks 3. Before her are Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906), and Mariama Bâ (1929). After her are Birago Diop (1908), Cheikh Hamidou Kane (1928), Khady Sylla (1963), Fatou Diome (1968), and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (1990).

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