Sokhna Benga

Sokhna Benga in 2013

Sokhna Benga (Mbengue) (born 12 December 1967, in Dakar) is a Senegalese novelist and poet. She writes in French.

Biography

Sokhna Benga grew up in a Muslim family.[1] She studied at Dakar University, Senegal, earning a master's degree in Business Law. She later went to France, where she obtained a DESS in Maritime Law and lived for almost ten years.[2] She joined humanitarian associations and worked with marginalized people, particularly students.

Returning to Dakar in 2001, she became literary director of the publishing house Nouvelles éditions africaines du Sénégal (NEAS).

She is a member of the Société des gens de lettres, la Maison des Ecrivains, the Senegalese writer's association (AES), and the French writers association (ADELF).

In 2004 she became a member of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters).

Works

  • 2004: Waly NGuilane, le protégé de Roog (parts 1 & 2)[3]
  • 2003: La balade du Sabador - Grand Prix of the President 2000, Special Mention of the Grand Prix of Black Africa 2001).[4][5]
  • 1990: Le Dard du secret - Grand Prix of the Mayor of Dakar 1988.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Sokhna BENGA". An author from Senegal writing in French. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  2. ^ "La vie et rien d'autre". CV de SOKHNA BENGA. blogg.org. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Formats and Editions of Waly Nguilane : ou l'éternel miracle : roman [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 167762844. Retrieved 2022-05-29 – via www.worldcat.org.
  4. ^ Benga, Sokhna (2000). La balade du Sabador: roman (in French). Corbeil-Essones, France: Le Gai Ramatou. ISBN 978-2-9515062-0-6. OCLC 48071212.
  5. ^ Benga, Sokhna (2003). La balade du sabador: roman (in French). Les Nouvelles editions africaines du Sénégal. ISBN 978-2-7236-1474-0.
  6. ^ Benga, Sokhna (1990). Le dard du secret: roman (in French). Dakar: Centre africain d'animation et d'échanges culturels : Editions Khoudia. OCLC 27812830.
  7. ^ Benga, Sokhna (1990-01-01). Le dard du secret: Roman. Editions Khoudia.
  8. ^ Benga, Sokhna (1990). Le dard du secret: roman (in French). Centre africain dʾanimation et dʾéchanges culturels.
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