Tijan Sallah

Tijan M. Sallah (born 6 March 1958) is a Gambian poet and prose writer and economist. He is also a qualified medical doctor. Quotes "A writer writes out of a particular locality and out of a particular local experience." Tijan Sallah, Observer Plus interview. "I am a Gambian. A Gambian in voluntary self-imposed exile, in that I chose to stay and work outside The Gambia. But I am an African in so far as I identify myself with the total continental reality," Tijan Sallah, Observer Plus interview. "I see the need for Africans to come together to define and develop a continental culture. But I also see the drawbacks of that, in terms of differences in language, traditions, etc." Tijan Sallah, Observer Plus interview. "Writing is a very private and very lonely business. As a young writer, the first thing is to learn your craft well." Tijan Sallah, Observer Plus interview. "Writing is not an easy task. It doesn’t just come, it has to be developed. One has to practice a lot. Practice and learn from the mistakes of the past and never give up." Tijan Sallah, Observer Plus interview. External links Category:Academics Category:Poets Category:Prose writers Category:Physicians Category:Writers Category:1958 births Category:Living people