Abdoulaye Sadji (1910 in Rufisque, Senegal – 25 December 1961 in Dakar)[1] was a Senegalese writer and teacher.
[3] In the 1950s, Sadji worked for a radio station in Dakar and in 1953, together with Léopold Sédar Senghor, he wrote a reading-book for elementary schools.
[2] Entitled La Belle Histoire de Leuk-le-Lièvre, this book preserves traditional Senegalese oral tales and is regarded as a classic collection of traditional stories from Africa.
Sadji published two novels, Maïmouna: petite fille noire (1953) and Nini, mulâtresse du Sénégal (1954), along with a number of short stories, of which "Tounka" (1952) and "Modou-Fatim" (1960) are the best-known.
[1] His works often revolve around young girls from the countryside who are trying to adapt to a life in the city.