Ahmad Shamlou vs Mariama Bâ
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000) and Mariama Bâ (1929–1981) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 52 years, from 1929 to 1981.
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Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000)
- — Born in Tehran, Iran Verified
- — Imprisoned for political activity during the Allied occupation of Iran Verified
- — Published his first poetry collection, Forgotten Songs Verified
- — Imprisoned after the 1953 coup Verified
- — Published Fresh Air (Hava-ye tazeh) Verified
- — Married Aida Sarkisian Verified
- — Left Iran for the United States Verified
- — Returned to Iran after the revolution Verified
- — Received the Stig Dagerman Prize Verified
- — Died in Karaj, Iran Verified
Mariama Bâ (1929–1981)
- — Born in Dakar, Senegal Verified
- — Raised by her maternal grandparents after her mother's death
- — Graduated from the École Normale de Rufisque Verified
- — Worked as a primary school teacher Verified
- — Married Obèye Diop
- — Published Une si longue lettre Verified
- — Won the first Noma Award for Publishing in Africa Verified
- — Died in Dakar, Senegal Verified