List of Nigerien writers

This is a list of Nigerien writers.

• Idé Adamou (1951– ), poet and novelist.^[Gikandi]
• Ousmane Amadou (1948– ), poet, novelist, lawyer and journalist.^[Gikandi]
• Djibo Bakary (1922–1998), politician and writer.
• Andrée Clair, born and died in France (1916–1982), ethnographer and children's writer.
• Mahamadou Halilou Sabbo (1937– ), novelist and playwright.^[Gikandi]
• Boubou Hama (1906–1982), politician and writer.^{[Gikandi] [Jahn]}
• Hawad (1950– ), a Tuareg poet currently living in France.^[Gikandi]
• Salihu Kwantagora (1929– ), songwriter and poet.^[Gikandi]
• Hélène Kaziende (1967– ), teacher, journalist and short story writer.^[1]
• Abdoulaye Mamani (1932–1993), poet, novelist and trade unionist.^[Gikandi]
• Ide Oumarou (1937–2002), politician, diplomat and writer.
• Oum Ramatou (1970– ), French-language novelist.
• Andre Salifou (1942– ), politician, diplomat and academic.^[Jahn]

See also

• List of African writers by country
• List of Nigeriens

References

1. "Hélène Kaziende: An author from Niger and Togo writing in French". Aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2011-11-11.

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1. [Gikandi] Simon Gikandi, ed., Encyclopedia of African Literature. Routledge; 2002. ISBN 978-0-415-23019-3
2. [Jahn] Janheinz Jahn, Ulla Schild & Almut Nordmann Seiler, eds., Who's who in African Literature: Biographies, Works, Commentaries. Horst Erdmann Verlag, 1972. ISBN 978-3-7711-0153-4

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