2023-08-13 19:29:00
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CHRONIC. Born in Saint-Louis in Senegal, the novelist was able to combine Africanity and Francophony to share the authenticity of a society that is not always easy to penetrate.
By Benaouda Lebdai* Born in April 1941 in Saint-Louis in Senegal, Aminata Sow Fall is an authentic writer from her country. In his novels, humour, realism, entertainment and life lessons come together in an accurate French that breathes Africa deeply. © SEYLLOU / AFP Published on 08/13/2023 at 7:29 p.m.
Meeting Aminata Sow Fall at the Algiers International Book Fair was a great pleasure for me. Discussing with the great Senegalese novelist that she is a great intellectual joy. How to qualify it? Enthusiasm and vitality are the two terms I will use to describe it. A visit to the Casbah of Algiers made me discover a novelist who was lively and curious about everything, about the people she met and with whom she always had a friendly exchange. Our meeting was at the origin of an unadorned interview which was published by Ebena in France.
At the source of the passion for writing: Saint-Louis
I asked her what were the reasons behind her entry into writing and also the relationship she has with words, the French language…
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