Person
Marième BATHILY
Creator
- Known for
- Creator
- Born
- Sep 6, 1989
- From
- Dakar, Sénégal
Nana Bah (Marième Bathily) is a Senegalese author and screenwriter based in Dakar, Senegal. Writing under the pen name Nana Bah, she has built an audience of over 20 million cumulative readers through her serialized romantic fiction, publishing on her platforms merveillesdefemme.com and Yoddia.com. Her stories are carried by a devoted community of readers spanning four continents, a reach that has been central to the success of her television adaptations. Her novel Entre Feu et Passion (6M+ reads) laid the groundwork for her television debut with Salma, broadcast on TFM and Canal+ A+. She went on to create Jeux de Dames, adapted from her novels L'Amour ne se commande pas and Miel de mon cœur, which premiered on Canal+ Sunu Yeuf / A+ in October 2024. A member of SACD France and SODAV Senegal, Bathily writes across themes of faith, love, and women's empowerment, drawing from her Soninké heritage and Muslim background. She is currently developing Bilqis — Entre deux trônes, a serialized novel centered on a high-ranking female gendarmerie officer.
