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Fatou Diome

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Fatou Diome

Fatou Diome was born in Senegal and lives in Strasbourg. She is the author of Le ventre de L'Atlantique, translated into English by Lulu Norman and Ros Schwartz and published as The Belly of the Atlantic.

Articles by Fatou Diome

Ports of Madness

The heat had loosened their lips and made them quick to speak.

Translated from French by Edward Gauvin

From “The Belly of the Atlantic,” Chapter One

I'd like to tell them their frustrating match is like life: the best goals are always yet to come, it's just that waiting for them is painful.

Translated from French by Lulu Norman & Ros Schwartz

From “The Belly of the Atlantic”

He gave me everything: the secret of letters, of numbers, the key to the world.

Translated from French by C. Dickson