Ken Bugul

Ken Bugul
Ken Bugul in March 2010
Born
Mariètou Mbaye Biléoma

1947 (age 78–79)
Ndoucoumane, Senegal
OccupationNovelist
LanguageFrench
NationalitySenegalese
EducationMalick Sy Secondary School, Thiès
GenreNovel
Notable worksLe Baobab Fou (The Abandoned Baobab), Riwan ou le Chemin de Sable
Notable awardsGrand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire (2000)

Ken Bugul (born 1947) is the pen name of Senegalese Francophone novelist Mariètou Mbaye Biléoma. In the Wolof language, her pen name means "one who is unwanted".

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