Aminata Sow Fall

Aminata Sow Fall
Born (1941-04-27) April 27, 1941
Saint-Louis, Senegal
LanguageWolof, French
NationalitySenegalese
Alma materSorbonne
GenreNovel; short story
Notable worksLa Grève des bàttu (The Beggars' Strike)
Notable awardsGrand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire (1980); Prix International Alioune Diop (1982)
Children7

Aminata Sow Fall (born April 27, 1941) is a Senegalese-born author. While her native language is Wolof, her books are written in French. She is considered "the first published woman novelist from francophone Black Africa".