Mame Seck Mbacké (October 1947 – December 24, 2018) was a Senegalese writer. She wrote in French and in Wolof.[1][2]
Mame Seck Mbacké | |
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| Born | 1947 Gossas, Senegal |
| Died | December 24, 2018 (aged 70–71) |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Alma mater | Institute of Higher International Studies Sorbonne |
| Occupation | Writer |
Biography
editShe was born in Gossas. Mbacké studied Social and Economic Development at the Institute of Higher International Studies in Paris. She worked as a diplomat in France and Morocco, then as a social worker at the Senegalese consulate in Paris. In Paris, she completed an International Relations degree at the Sorbonne and post-graduate studies in public health and nutrition at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University. She later worked for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Dakar.[1][3]
Her short story "Mame Touba" was included in the anthology Anthologie de la Nouvelle Sénégalaise (1970–1977).[1]
Mbacké established the publishing house Éditions Sembene in 2006.[2]
Awards
editIn 1999, she received the Premier Prix de Poésie from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Senegal.[1]
- Le chant des Séanes, poetry (1987)
- Poèmes en Etincelles, poetry (1999)
- Pluie – Poésie Les Pieds Sur La Mer, poetry (2000)
- Le Froid et le Piment, novel (2000)
- Qui est ma Femme?, play (2000)
- Les Alizés de la Souffrance: Poèmes, poetry (2001)
- Lions de la Teranga: L’Envol Sacré, poetry (2006)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Interviews". Alumni and friends. University of Warwick.
- ^ a b "Décès de l'écrivaine Mme Mame Seck MBACKE" (in French). Ministre de la Culture du Sénégal. December 25, 2018.
- ^ "Mame Seck Mbacké". Francophone African Women Writers. University of Western Australia.