Hamidou Dia

Senegalese writer, literary critic, and philosophy teacher (1953–2018)

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]

^ a b c "Hamidou Dia — internationales literaturfestival berlin". literaturfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
^ 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.

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