"Hummm… And Life Goes On": Vanessa Touré Makes Her Entry into Burkinabè Literature
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Burkina/Literature: Mariam Vanessa Touré tells life through 60 columns (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkinabè journalist Mariam Vanessa Touré has published "Hummm… Et la vie continue!", a collection of 60 columns on life, illness, resilience and the difficulties faced by women, published by Mercury editions. The book, prefaced by Bernadette Dao, was presented at a book signing.
Burkina/literature: "Hummm… Et la vie continue!", Mariam Vanessa Touré's bet on resilience (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Former RTB news presenter Mariam Vanessa Touré signed copies in Ouagadougou of her first collection of columns, "Hummm… Et la vie continue!", a message of resilience in the face of life's hardships, including the illness she has lived with since 2016.
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