Fatou Diome

Fatou Diome (* 1968 Niodior ) is a Senegalese writer.

Biography

After a first release ( a collection of stories in 2001), the author experienced great success with her ​​debut novel The Belly of an ocean 2003 ( German 2004). France and Africa and their relationship to each other form the framework of her stories and her novel. Her style is strongly influenced by the so typical of contemporary life in Africa storytelling. With the characteristic of it, blunt descriptions, a ruthless humor and a precise, nuanced language, she paints a grim portrait of the integration difficulties after arriving in France, repeatedly penetrated by the memories of childhood in Senegal. She currently lives in France and his doctorate in French language and literature at the University of Strasbourg.

Bibliography

  • La Préférence National, short stories, 2001 ( German natives first!, Translated by András Dörner, sujet Verlag, Bremen 2012)
  • Le Ventre de l' Atlantique, novel, 2003 (Eng. The belly of the ocean, translated by Brigitte Great, Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 2004; paperback 2006, ISBN 3-257-23521-6 )
  • Les Loups de l' Atlantique, novella, 2002 ( The Wolves of the Atlantic )
  • Kétala, novel, 2006 ( German Ketala, translated by Brigitte Great, Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 2007)
  • In the collection: Etonnants Voyageurs. Nouvelles Voix d' Afrique ( perplexing travelers. New Voices of Africa )
  • Inassouvies, nos vies, novel, 2008, Editions Flammarion
  • Celles qui attendent, novel, 2010, Editions Flammarion
  • Impossible de grandir, novel, 2013, Éditions Flammarion

Awards

  • Youth Book Prize of the Jury of Young Readers in 2005 for The belly of the ocean
  • LiBeraturpreis 2005 The belly of the ocean
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