Aminata Sow Fall

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Aminata Sow Fall is a Senegalese-born author. While her native language is Wolof, her books are written in French.

She was born 1941 in Saint-Louis, Senegal where she grew up before moving to Dakar to finish her secondary schooling. After this, she did a licence in 'Modern Languages' in France and became a teacher upon returning to Senegal. She then worked for the National Reform Commission for the Teaching of French before becoming director of la Propriété littéraire (The Literary Property) in Dakar (1979-1988).

In 1997, Aminata Sow Fall was awarded an honorary degree by Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts.

Her best known books include Le Revenant, La Grève des bàttu and L'Appel des arènes.