Gambian Author.
Migration, identity, and the search for freedom. Stories that bridge cultures and generations.
Basse → Milano
5+ Books · English · Italian · Gambian Mandinka · Milano · Basse Dampha Kunda
My Books.
Stories of migration, freedom, resilience, and African imagination.
Dead Scripts
Read to the End or Die.
A cursed red book in coastal Gambia. Two writer friends. One rule: finish reading, or die. A pacy literary horror novella.
Lady Asta's Journey to the Wanjalankos
A fantasyRooted in myth, magic & Courage.
A fantasy adventure of Lady Asta bringing home African myths, courage, and imagination into a magical journey.
Where Should I Kiss You: On Your Neck or Cheek?
The Necessity of Heartbreak — a literary short read.
A short literary work that confronts the rawness of heartbreak, the illusions of love, and the quiet courage required to begin again.
A Letter to My Dead Friend from The Gambia
Memory, Mortality, and Meaning.
A moving literary work that blends memory, grief, and meaning in letters to a lost friend. A reflection on identity and the spiritual landscape of The Gambia.
Five and Half Senses
Hilarious andThought Provoking Exploration of Perception and Reality
A philosophical exploration of perception, reality, and the human condition. A layered, introspective novel about the “half” sense — the intuitive voice we ignore.
Il Deserto Non Ha Cielo
Diario di una migrazione — dal Gambia all’Italia.
A powerful memoir of migration from Gambia to Italy, revealing resilience, hope, and survival. Pubblicato da Kanaga Edizioni. (Available only in Italian for now.)
The Little Book of Afrocanos
Poetry, Culture, and the Resistance of Africa.
A celebration of African independence, resilience, and postcolonial challenges of the mind. Stories exploring freedom and post-colonial African identity.
ABOUT
Writing between two homes.
Born in Basse Dampha Kunda, The Gambia. Now based in Milano, Italy. Writing on migration, identity, and the bridges between cultures. A Gambian author building between two worlds — and the words that travel between them.
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