Balaraba Ramat Yakubu
Balaraba Ramat Yakubu
Balaraba Ramat Yakubu published her first novel in 1987, and has been one of the bestselling Hausa authors ever since. She has also written, directed, and produced a number of films for Kannywood, the Hausa-langauge film industry based in Kano, Nigeria.
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