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Birago Diop (1906–1989)

Author of Tales of Amadou Koumba

13+ Works 81 Members 1 Review 1 Favorited

Works by Birago Diop

Tales of Amadou Koumba (1947) 47 copies

Les nouveaux Contes d'Amadou Koumba (1967) 11 copies

Contes et Lavanes (1963) 5 copies

L'os de Mor Lam (1977) 4 copies

Aus den Geschichten des Amadou Koumba 2 copies

La plume raboutée (1978) 2 copies

Contes choisis 2 copies

Amadou Koumbas berättelser (1979) 2 copies

Leurres et lueurs : poèmes (2002) 2 copies

Mother Crocodile: "Maman-Caiman" (1995) 1 copy

I racconti di Amadou Koumba 1 copy

Contes de la sabana africana d'Amadou Koumba (2003) 1 copy

“The Bone” 1 copy

Associated Works

World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time (1998) — Contributor — 450 copies

Modern Poetry from Africa (1963) — Contributor — 267 copies

Under African Skies: Modern African Stories (1997) — Contributor — 93 copies

An African Treasury (1960) — Contributor — 72 copies

African Voices (1958) — Contributor — 16 copies

POÉSIE AFRICAINE. SIX POÈTES D'AFRIQUE FRANCOPHONE (2010) — Contributor — 8 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Diop, Birago Ismael
Birthdate: 1906-12-11
Date of death: 1989-11-25
Gender: male
Nationality: Senegal
Birthplace: Dakar, Senegal
Place of death: Dakar, Senegal
Places of residence: Dakar, Senegal
Tunis, Tunisia
Toulouse, France
Paris, France
Education: University of Toulouse
Occupations: veterinarian
diplomat
poet
Organizations: Négritude

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Awards

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Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century

Tales of Amadou Koumba (creative writing)

Grand prix littéraire de l'Afrique noire

Contes et Lavanes (1964)

50 livres d'Afrique

Tales of Amadou Koumba

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Statistics

Works: 13
Also by: 6
Members: 81
Popularity: #222,754
Rating: 4.1

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 16
Languages: 5
Favorited: 1

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