Ebou Dibba
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Ebou Dibba was a Gambian novelist who wrote in English
English language
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Dibba earned his B.A. in French Literature from Cardiff University
Cardiff University
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. He earned his M.A. from King's College, London.

From 1975 until 1993 he served as the director of an adult education center in Bletchingley
Bletchingley
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, Surrey
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Ebou is survived by four children, with two women. The youngest is 13.

Selected works

  • Olu and the Smugglers (1980)
  • Chaff on the Wind
    Chaff on the Wind
    Chaff on the Wind is a novel by Ebou Dibba. It is set in The Gambia of the 1930s. It was published by Macmillan of London.-Plot summary:...

    (1986)
  • Fafa (1989)
  • Alhaji (1992)

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