Editing Mali (section)

=== Literature ===
Though Mali's literature is less famous than its music,<ref name=p29>[[#Velton|Velton]], p. 29.</ref> Mali has always been one of Africa's liveliest intellectual centers.<ref name="p128">[[#Milet|Milet]], p. 128.</ref> Mali's literary tradition is passed mainly by word of mouth, with ''jalis'' reciting or singing histories and stories known by heart.<ref name="p128" /><ref name="p28">[[#Velton|Velton]], p. 28.</ref> [[Amadou Hampâté Bâ]], Mali's best-known historian, spent much of his life writing these oral traditions down for the world to remember.<ref name="p28" />

The best-known novel by a Malian writer is [[Yambo Ouologuem]]'s ''Le devoir de violence'', which won the 1968 {{Lang|fr|[[Prix Renaudot]]|italic=no}} but whose legacy was marred by accusations of plagiarism.<ref name=p128/><ref name="p28" /> Other well-known Malian writers include Baba Traoré, Modibo Sounkalo Keita, [[Massa Makan Diabaté]], [[Moussa Konaté (writer)|Moussa Konaté]], and [[Fily Dabo Sissoko]].<ref name=p128/><ref name=p28/>