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Mbacke Gadji


Born
Nguith, Senegal
Genre
Storybooks, Children's Books


Mbacke Gadji is a senegalian author. Born in the Nguith ( under the Senegal river), he grows up in a desertic and pastoral zone and leaves Africa in 1986, when he has 22 years old. Landed in France, he starts a new life as mason, marrying a French woman. After the end of the marriage, he decides, in 1992, to move away to North Italy, when he has to fight the strong prejudices against black people. In the same year, he decide to move again and live in Milan, where he'll pass the next 20 years. He starts writing after the death of his grandmother, that used to tell him traditional Senegal's tales, maybe just to honour his land and his traditions, realizing his first work : "Numbelan, the reign of animals", published in 1996.

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Average rating: 2.9 · 50 ratings · 3 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors
Numbelan, il regno degli an...
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Pap, Ngagne, Yatt e gli altri
3.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2000
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Kelefa: La prova del pozzo
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Storie d'Africa: Senegal, G...
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Lo spirito delle sabbie gialle
it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1999
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