Mali Writers
Amadou Hampâté Bâ: The Sage of Africa’s Living Memory
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) "When an old man dies, a library burns." This oft-quoted proverb, coined …
Mali Poetry
Oumar Ba
Nobility by Oumar Ba
One mustn’t confuse the day and the night; Nor even the fingers Which are distinguished by their breadth and height. Ne…
Oumar Ba
The Ox-Soldier by Oumar Ba
Don’t you know That an ox of seven seasons Can become a soldier And take your place for military service?
Oumar Ba
Familiar Oxen by Oumar Ba
You tell me you have right on your side? And those oxen that I see In the chief‘s herd? If I call them They will respon…
Ouologuem Yambo
When Negro Teeth Speak by Ouologuem Yambo
Everyone thinks me a cannibal But you know how people talk Everyone sees my red gums but who Has white ones Up with tom…