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Gambian author
Gambian author from Basse Dampha Kunda, writing from Milan. I have written nine books on migration, identity and African imagination, including the memoir Between Immigrants and Italians, and I build learning resources for Gambian Mandinka. Alongside writing, I work in commissioning and quality control on data centre projects.

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