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Hamidou Dia

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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 Youssouph Mbargane Guissé)[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hamidou Dia — internationales literaturfestival berlin". literaturfestival.com. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  2. ^ a b "Nécrologie : Décès du Professeur Hamidou Dia, conseiller spécial du Président Macky Sall". dakaractu.com. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  3. ^ "Décès de Hamidou Dia, conseiller spécial du président Macky Sall". seneweb.com. Retrieved 2018-12-09.



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