Ndèye Fatou Kane Explained

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, 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]

Notes and References

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