Rahmatou SECK SAMB An author from Senegal writing in French [Return to French — Page originale en français]

Born in 1953, Rahmatou Seck Samb comes from the city of Bargny in Senegal. Her father, Issa Seck, was a school teacher trained at the well known colonial school William Ponty and she inherited his love of literature at an early age. Subsequently, Rahmatou Seck Samb graduated in Law and obtained a DEA in Economy and Development. At the age of just 19, she married a UN official and followed him for the next 25 years to his diverse postings: Geneva, Athens, New-York, Kinshasa, Bujumbura, Conakry, Ouagadougou, and Addis-Abeba. This last city made a strong impression on her and provided the setting for her novel. Rahmatou Seck Samb has three children and is now back in Senegal where she would like to continue writing novels (2003).

Publications

A l'ombre du Négus rouge. Abidjan : Nouvelles Editions Ivoiriennes, 2003. (168p.). ISBN 2-84487-216-6. Novel.

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The University of Western Australia/French
Created: 13 March 2004
Archived: 16 December 2012
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