Aminata Maiga Ka
Aminata Maïga Ka (born January 11, 1940 in Saint-Louis , † November 2005 ; full name Rokhaya Aminata Maïga Ka ) was a Senegalese writer .
Maïga Ka was born into a Muslim family where French , Peul , Wolof, and Bambara were spoken. She studied in Senegal, France and the United States . She then worked as an English teacher as well as for UNESCO and the Senegalese government. The political activist Maïga Ka was a member of the Parti socialiste .
As an author, Maïga Ka thematized social problems of Senegalese society from a female point of view and in French. In her literary critical works, she dealt with the authors Mariama Bâ and Aminata Sow Fall .
Aminata Maïga Ka was married to the playwright and journalist Abdou Anta Ka and had six children.
Works
- La voie du salut; (suivi de) Le miroir de la vie (1985), ISBN 2-7087-0461-3
- En votre nom et au mien (1989), ISBN 2-7236-1494-8
- Brisures de vies (1998), ISBN 2-84402-004-6
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Jean-Marie Volet: Rokhaya MAIGA KA . Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ↑ Lisa McNee: Maïga Kâ, Aminata. In: Simon Gikandi (Ed.): Encyclopedia of African Literature. New York 2003, ISBN 0-415-23019-5
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maiga Ka, Aminata |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maïga Ka, Rokhaya Aminata |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Senegalese writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2005 |