April 17

Isak Dinesen

Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) (born April 17, 1885) Danish memoirist, short-story writer – “Babette’s Feast”

The Goodreads page for Isak Dinesen here

Watch a talk about about Karen Blixen's life and work
 here


Mariama Bâ

Mariama Bâ (born April 17, 1929) Senegalese author – Une si longue lettre / So Long a Letter

Read more about Mariama Bâ here and here

Watch a video about Mariama Bâ
 here