Bernadette Sanou Dao

Bernadette Sanou Dao (born 25 February 1952 in Bamako, Mali) is a Burkinabé author and politician.[1] At age 11 her family returned to Burkina Faso from Mali. She attended Kolog-Naba college in Ouagadougou and later Ohio University in the United States and the Sorbonne in Paris, France.[1] From 1986 to 1987 she was Burkina Faso's Minister for Culture. She currently lives in Ouagadougou.[1] She writes poetry, short-stories and children's stories.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bernadette SANOU DAO". Reading Women Writers and African Literatures. University of Western Australia. 15 July 2003. http://aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au/DaoSanouEng.html. Retrieved 28 January 2010. 
  2. ^ Houzelot, Françoise (3 May 2002). "Bernadette Sanou Dao (Burkina Faso)" (in French). Africultures. http://www.africultures.com/index.asp?menu=affiche_evenement&no_evenement=397&rech=1. Retrieved 28 January 2010.