Aminata Sow Fall

This article is about the author. For the basketball player, see Aminata Fall (basketball).
Aminata Sow Fall
Born (1941-04-27) April 27, 1941 (age 83)
Saint-Louis, Senegal
LanguageWolof, French
NationalitySenegalese
GenreNovel; short story
Children7

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".[1]

  1. ^ Margaret Busby, Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent (1992), London: Vintage, 1993, p. 525.