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Fatou Diome

1968 - Today

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Fatou Diome (born 1968 in Niodior) is a French-Senegalese writer known for her best-selling novel The Belly of the Atlantic, which was published in 2003. Her work explores immigrant life in France, and the relationship between France and Africa. Fatou Diome lives in Strasbourg, France. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Fatou Diome is the 6,713th most popular writer (down from 6,477th in 2024), the 52nd most popular biography from Senegal (down from 47th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Senegalese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Fatou Diome ranks 6,713 out of 7,302. Before her are Alexandre del Valle, Hazel Brugger, Katharine Lee Bates, Pınar Selek, David Gerrold, and Kinoko Nasu. After her are James Kelman, Robert Seethaler, Colson Whitehead, Sara Ahmed, William Kamkwamba, and Édouard Louis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Fatou Diome ranks 570. Before her are Ali Benarbia, Alexandre del Valle, Luminița Anghel, Dragan Škrbić, Alejandro Mancuso, and Scott Wolf. After her are William Regal, Olaf Lubaszenko, Marc Keller, Rashid Khan, Mehmet Akif Pirim, and Anthony E. Zuiker.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Fatou Diome ranks 52 out of 138. Before her are MC Solaar (1969), Mamadou Niang (1979), Jules Bocandé (1958), Henri Camara (1977), Khady Sylla (1963), and Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré (1951). After her are Amara Traoré (1965), Tony Sylva (1975), Aïssa Maïga (1975), Papiss Cissé (1985), Nicolas Jackson (2001), and Dame N'Doye (1985).

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Among WRITERS In Senegal

Among writers born in Senegal, Fatou Diome ranks 7. Before her are Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906), Mariama Bâ (1929), Aminata Sow Fall (1941), Birago Diop (1908), Cheikh Hamidou Kane (1928), and Khady Sylla (1963). After her are Nicolas Vanier (1962), Cheikh Tidiane Gaye (1971), and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (1990).

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