As of late, her status among American feminists has diminished somewhat, as many have critiqued her for marrying a holy man who already had more than 20 wives. On the question of The Abandoned Baobab‘s autobiographical nature, Bugul has said of the novel, as well as of the subsequent Cendres et Braises and Riwan ou Le chemin de sable, “All three books mirror the very deep and radical experiences I went through”.
Among other themes, the work deals with and critiques African colonialism. She was awarded the Grand prix littéraire d’Afrique noire for her novel Riwan ou le Chemin de Sable in 2000, but is better known among American readers for her novel The Abandoned Baobab, which is her only book to date to have been translated into English. From July to December 2017 Ken Bugul is the 14th Writer in Residence in Zurich.īugul’s literary reputation has varied from place to place. She subsequently married a doctor from Benin and gave birth to a daughter. From 1986 to 1993, Bugul worked for the NGO IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) in Nairobi, Kenya Brazzaville, Congo and Lomé, Togo, and served as the head of the organization’s African region section.
After his death, she returned to the big city. In 1980 she returned to her home, where she became the 28th wife in the harem of the village marabout. After a year in Dakar, she obtained a scholarship that allowed her to continue study in Belgium. After completing her elementary education in her native village, she studied at the Malick Sy Secondary School in Thiès. Bugul was raised in a polygamous environment, born to a father who was an 85-year-old marabout.
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