List of Malian writers

This is a list of Malian writers.

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* Ahmad Baba al Massufi (1556–1627), writer and scholar.
* Abdoulaye Ascofaré (1949– ), poet and filmmaker.
* Ibrahima Aya (1967– )
* Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1900/1901–1991), historian, theologian, ethnographer, novelist and autobiographer.[Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
* Adame Ba Konaré (1947– ), historian and writer.
* Seydou Badian Kouyaté (1928–2018), novelist and politician.[Gikandi] [Jahn]
* Siriman Cissoko (1934–2005), poet.[Jahn]
* Sidiki Dembele (1921–1983), novelist and playwright.[Jahn]
* Massa Makan Diabaté (1938–1988), historian, author and playwright.[Jahn]
* Souéloum Diagho, poet.
* Aïda Mady Diallo, novelist and director.
* Aly Diallo, French-language novelist first published in German translation.[1]
* Alpha Mandé Diarra (1954– )
* Oumou Armand Diarra (1967– ), born in Yugoslavia.[2]
* Doumbi Fakoly (1944–2024), non-fiction writer
* Aïcha Fofana (1957–2003), first female Malian novelist
* Mamadou Gologo (1924–2009), autobiographical novelist and poet.[Jahn]
* Aoua Kéita (1912–1980), independence activist and autobiographer.
* Fatoumata Keïta (1977– ), poet, novelist, essayist.
* Moussa Konaté (1951–2013), French-language writer.
* Ibrahima Mamadou Ouane (1908–?), writer.[Jahn]
* Yambo Ouologuem (1940–2017), novelist.[Jahn]
* Bernadette Sanou Dao (1952– ), author and politician.
* Fily Dabo Sissoko (1900–1964), poet.[Jahn]
* Fanta-Taga Tembely (1946– ), French-language novelist.[3]
* Aminata Traoré (1942– ), author, politician and political activist.
* Falaba Issa Traoré (1930–2003), writer, comedian, playwright and director.

## See also

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* Malian literature
* List of African writers by country
* List of Malians

## References

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1. ^ Die Täuschung, tr. Gabriele Henschke, 1987; La révolte de komo, 2000, Editions Gallimard. See "The African voice in contemporary German literature", in Eleoma Joshua & Robert Vilain (eds.), Cultural Exchange in German Literature, pp. 162–64.
2. ^ Sébastien Le Potvin, Lettres maliennes: figures et configurations de l'activité littéraire au Mali, L'Harmattan, 2005, p. 303.
3. ^ "Fanta-Taga Tembely: An author from Mali writing in French". Aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au. 16 July 2003. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

1. [Gikandi] Simon Gikandi, ed., Encyclopedia of African Literature. Routledge; 2002. ISBN 978-0-415-23019-3

2. [Killam & Rowe] Douglas Killam & Ruth Rowe, eds., The Companion to African Literatures. James Currey & Indiana University Press; 2000. ISBN 0-253-33633-3

3. [Jahn] Janheinz Jahn, Ulla Schild & Almut Nordmann Seiler, eds., Who's who in African Literature: Biographies, Works, Commentaries. Horst Erdmann Verlag, 1972. ISBN 978-3-7711-0153-4

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