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}}.

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