Diaryatou BAH
    An author from Guinea
    writing in French
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    Diaryatou Bah was born in 1985 in Guinea. Her father had 4 wives and 32 children. At a very early age, she was sent to live with her grandmother in a small village. Aged fourteen, she was married to a man who lived in Europe. She joined him there. There she was isolated and became a victim of domestic violence which resulted in the lost of two of her children. Eventually she decided to flee her home and took refuge in a hostel for the homeless. She is now (2006) studying nursing in France.

    Publications

    On m'a volé mon enfance. Paris: Anne Carrière, 2006. (350p.). ISBN 2 84337 366 2. Autobiography.

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    Created: 11 October 2006
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