Fatou Diome
Fatou Diome | |
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Fatou Diome (2019) | |
| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) Niodior, Senegal |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, essayist |
| Nationality | Senegalese, French |
| Period | 2001–present |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
Fatou Diome (born 1968 in Niodior) is a French-Senegalese writer known for her best-selling novel The Belly of the Atlantic, which was published in 2003. Her work explores immigrant life in France, and the relationship between France and Africa. Fatou Diome lives in Strasbourg, France.