Sokhna Benga

Sokhna Benga
Born (1967-12-12) December 12, 1967 (age 58)
Dakar, Senegal
EducationCheikh Anta Diop University
OccupationsNovelist, poet, editor
Writing career
LanguageFrench
GenresNovel, poetry
Notable worksLe dard du secret (1990); La balade du Sabador (2000); Waly Nguilane, le protégé de Roog (2004)
Notable awardsGrand Prix of the Mayor of Dakar (1988); Grand Prix of the President (2000); Special Mention, Grand Prix of Black Africa (2001); Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2004)
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. 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 there for almost ten years. 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

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.
  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.