Senegalese Literature (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Literature of Senegal is among the most important in West Africa. Most works are written in French, but there are also works in Arabic and Wolof. Senegalese literature has long been known worldwide through the writing of poet and statesman L opold S dar Senghor, a great defender of the French language and of Negritude. Other now-classic authors include novelists Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Birago Diop, Boubacar Boris Diop, and Ousmane Semb ne. The latter is known for bringing some of his own novels to the screen. Major essayists include Cheikh Anta Diop and anthropologist Tidiane N'Diaye.