Mame Younousse Dieng (1939 – 1 April 2016) was a Senegalese writer born in Tivaouane who lived in Dakar. Her novel Aawo bi is noteworthy as one of the first Senegalese novels in the Wolof language. She also wrote poetry and translated the national anthem into that language. Books Aawo bi (The First Wife), 1992 - in Wolof L'Ombre en feu (The Shadow on Fire), Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Sénégal (1997), - in French Further reading Simon Gikandi, Encyclopedia of African Literature, Routledge (2002), - p. 145 References External links University of Western Australia 1939 births 2016 deaths Senegalese novelists Senegalese poets Senegalese women poets Senegalese women novelists