Ndèye Fatou Kane (born 23 November 1986 in Dakar) is a Senegalese novelist and feminist.

Biography

She is the granddaughter of Senegalese writer Cheikh Hamidou Kane. She studied transport and international logistics.[1]

In 2014, she released her first novel, Le Malheur de vivre,[1] prefaced by her grandfather. It is a narrative of a Senegalese's life between France and Senegal, between urban lifestyle and Pulaar culture, and a tragic love story.[2]

In 2016, she participated in a short story collection titled Franklin l'insoumis and dedicated to musician Franklin Boukaka. It is made of fourteen short stories written by fourteen different authors.[3] In 2018, Kane released her essay Vous avez dit féministe ? ("You said 'feminist'?") in which she analysed the feminist movements across Africa.[4][5][6][7] She also writes on social networks about African women, inspired by her fellow citizens Awa Thiam and Mariama Bâ. In 2018, she was awarded the Under-35 Youth Prize of the Francophone countries.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cérémonie de dédicace du livre « Le Malheur de vivre » de Ndèye Fatou Kane publié par l'Harmattan". Seneweb (in French). April 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ Onanina Valdez (May 2017). "Malheur de vivre ou leçon de vie" (in French). Goethe-Institut. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ Thomas Roland (April 14, 2016). "Marien Fauney Ngombé présente "Franklin l'insoumis"". Culturopoing (in French). Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ Alassane Aliou Mbaye (May 15, 2018). "Sénégal: «Vous avez dit feministe ?».Ndèye Fatou Kane expose des vues sur le féminisme". Le Soleil (in French).
  5. ↑ Renaud Artoux (April 13, 2018). "Ndèye Fatou Kane, un poil à gratter pour les tabous". Afrik (in French).
  6. ↑ Viviane Forson (March 8, 2019). "Ndèye Fatou Kane : L'Afrique a compté des féministes avant l'heure". Le Point (in French).
  7. ↑ "La romancière féministe sénégalaise Ndèye Fatou Kane veut libérer la parole des femmes". DW (in French). March 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Culture : La sénégalaise Ndeye Fatou Kane distinguée pour le Prix Jeunesse des moins de 35 ans qui font bouger l'espace francophone". Teranga News (in French). September 2018.
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