| LC control no. | n 50003078 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PQ3989.2.D44 |
| Personal name heading | Diabaté, Massa M. |
| Variant(s) | Diabaté, M. M. (Massa M.) Diabate, Massa Maghan Diabaté, Massa Makan Diabaté, Massan Makan |
| Associated country | Mali |
| Associated place | Guinea France Niger |
| Birth date | 1938-06-12 |
| Death date | 1988-01-27 |
| Place of birth | Kita (Kayes, Mali) |
| Place of death | Bamako (Mali) |
| Field of activity | Folk literature, Bambara Folk literature, Mandingo Oral tradition |
| Affiliation | UNICEF |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Novelists Dramatists Historians |
| Found in | His Janjon et autres chants populaires du Mali, 1970: title page (Massa M. Diabaté) His Le boucher de Kouta, c1982: t.p. (Massa Makan Diabaté) cover (M.M. Diabaté) cover p. 4 (b. 1938, Kita; dipl. sciences politiques, sociologie, histoire) Une hyène à jeun, c1988: t.p. (Massa Makan Diabaté) p. 4 of cover (d. Jan. 27, 1988; b. Mali) L'aigle et l'épervier, 1975: title page (Massa Makan Diabaté) title page verso (born 12 June 1938; primary studies in Guinea, secondary studies at Lycée classique de Conakry and France; university studies at Nantes and Strasbourg; degree in history, doctorate in history; researcher at Institut des Sciences Humaines de Bamako, with Amadou Hampaté Ba, 1966-1970; directeur général de l'Information du Mali, 1970; studied oral tradition with Boubou Hama in Niamey, after studying with his uncle Kele Monson Diabaté; currently chargé de l'Information with UNICEF, for West Africa) OCLC, Dec. 12, 2014 (access points: Diabaté, Massa M.; Diabate, Massa Makan; Diabate, Massa Maghan; Diabate, Massan Makan; usage: Massa Makan Diabaté; Massa Maghan Diabate; Massa M. Diabaté; Massan Makan Diabate) Info. converted from 678, 2012-09-24 (b. 1938) Wikipedia, Dec. 12, 2014 (Massa Makan Diabaté; Malian historian, author, and playwright; descendant of a long line of West African poets (griots); influenced by his uncle, master griot Kélé Monson Diabaté, who initiated him into the Malinké oral tradition; he studied in Guinea and then Paris; took an administrative post in Bamako upon his return to Mali; his early works were French versions of Malinke epics and folktales; he died in Bamako) |
| Associated language | fre bam |
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