Hamidou Dia
Hamidou Dia (Saldé, 1953[1] – February 4, 2018[2]) was a Senegalese writer,[2] literary critic, and philosophy teacher.[1]
He studied philosophy in Dakar and Paris, and achieved a doctorate in French Literature at the University of Laval. He later taught philosophy in the United States, Canada and Senegal.[1]
Works[]
- Les Sanglots de l'espoir, 1987
- Le Serment, 1987
- Koumbi Saleh ou Les pâturages du ciel, 1993
- Les Remparts de la mémoire, 1999
- Poètes d'Afrique et de Antilles, 2002
- Poésie africaine et engagement, 2002
- L'Écho des jours, 2008 (with a preface by Cheikh Hamidou Kane)
- Présences, 2011
- Aboubakry Kane, le dernier fils de la Grande Royale, 2013 (co-written with )[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Hamidou Dia — internationales literaturfestival berlin". literaturfestival.com. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Nécrologie : Décès du Professeur Hamidou Dia, conseiller spécial du Président Macky Sall". dakaractu.com. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- ^ "Décès de Hamidou Dia, conseiller spécial du président Macky Sall". seneweb.com. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
Categories:
- 1953 births
- 2018 deaths
- 20th-century Senegalese writers
- Université Laval alumni
- 21st-century Senegalese writers
- Senegalese people stubs
- West African writer stubs