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Massa Makan Diabaté
Biography
Massa Makan Diabaté was born in Kita in 1938. He came from a family of griots. He trained as a griot before going to French school. He later studied in Guinea and then in Paris, where he worked for UNESCO. He wrote plays for the theatre as well as novels. He died in 1988.
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Bibliography
1967 Si le feu s’eteignait ….
1970 Janjon et autres chants populaires du Mali
1970 Kala Jata
1973 Une si belle leçon de patience (drama)
1975 L’aigle et l’épervier ou la geste de Soundjata
1979 Le lieutenant de Kouta
1980 Le coiffeur de Kouta
1980 Comme une piqûre de guêpe [Like a Wasp Sting]
1982 Le boucher de Kouta
1985 L’assemblée des djinns
1986 Le Lion à l’arc
1988 Une hyène à jeun