Fatou Diome

Fatou Diome (2015)
Born	1968 Niodior, Senegal
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer
Nationality	Senegalese, French
Period	2001–present
Genre	Literary fiction

Fatou Diome (born 1968 in Niodior) is a French-Senegalese writer known for her best-selling novel The Belly of the Atlantic, which was published in 2001. ^{[citation needed]} Her work explores immigrant life in France, and the relationship between France and Africa. Fatou Diome lives in Strasbourg, France.^{[citation needed]}