Fatou Ndiaye Sow
{{Short description|Senegalese poet, teacher and children's writer}}
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Fatou Ndiaye Sow (1937 – 24/25 October 2004)[http://aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au/NdiayeSowFatou.html University of Western Australia/French]{{Cite web |url=http://www.rewmi.com/hommage-a-fatou-ndiaye-sow-la-mere-de-l-aes-racontee-par-ses-comperes_a5607.html |title=rewmi.com |access-date=2017-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031125/http://www.rewmi.com/hommage-a-fatou-ndiaye-sow-la-mere-de-l-aes-racontee-par-ses-comperes_a5607.html |archive-date=2017-12-01 |url-status=dead }} was a Senegalese poet, teacher and children's writer. Many of her books were about children's rights and were published with the support of UNICEF and the Senegalese government. In 1989, she participated in the 5th PEN International Congress.{{Cite web|url=http://agencetopo.qc.ca/dakarweb/dakar/bio/Fatou.html|title=Fatou Ndiaye Sow|website=agencetopo.qc.ca|access-date=2018-04-07|archive-date=2007-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030222248/http://www.agencetopo.qc.ca/dakarweb/dakar/bio/Fatou.html|url-status=dead}}
Writing
Her books include:
- Fleurs du Sahel Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Sénégal (1990), {{ISBN|2-7236-1063-2}}
- Takam-Tikou (j'ai deviné) (N.E.I., 1997)
- Comme Rama, je veux aller à l’école Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Sénégal (2003) {{ISBN|2-7236-1460-3}} - see [http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=612&user_exhibition_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=45&cHash=7de7df98df] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217102836/http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=612&user_exhibition_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=45&cHash=7de7df98df |date=2012-02-17 }}
Further reading
- Véronique Tadjo, Talking Drums: A Selection of Poems from Africa south of the Sahara, Bloomsbury USA Children's Books (2004), {{ISBN|1-58234-813-8}}.
References
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External links
- [http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/AFLIT/NdiayeSowFatouEng.html University of Western Australia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007020050/http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/AFLIT/NdiayeSowFatouEng.html |date=2006-10-07 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224135942/http://www.senegal-online.com/francais/culture/ecrivains.htm ÉCRIVAINS SÉNÉGALAIS] - in French
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071007025654/http://www.aps.sn/articles.php?id_article=526&PHPSESSID=0f2dfa5593dd6a9787431d1ed58a00a8 Agence de Presse Sénégalaise, 2004] - in French
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031125/http://www.rewmi.com/hommage-a-fatou-ndiaye-sow-la-mere-de-l-aes-racontee-par-ses-comperes_a5607.html Hommage à Fatou NDIAYE SOW : La mère de l’Aes, racontée par ses compères], Rewmi.com
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Category:Senegalese women writers
Category:Senegalese women children's writers
Category:Senegalese children's writers
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