List of Guinean writers

This is a list of Guinean writers.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

• Kesso Barry (born 1948), autobiographer also associated with Senegal ^[Gikandi]
• Saïdou Bokoum (born 1945), novelist ^[Gikandi]
• Sory Camara, anthropologist ^[Gikandi]
• Ahmed Tidjani Cissé (born 1942), playwright ^[Gikandi]
• Koumanthio Zeinab Diallo (born 1956), poet and novelist ^[Gikandi]
• Alioum Fantouré (born 1938), economist and novelist ^[Gikandi]
• Keita Fodeba (1921–1969), actor, politician and writer ^[Jahn]
• Lansiné Kaba (1941–2023), historian ^[1]
• Fodéba Keïta (1921–1969), poet and dancer ^[Gikandi]
• Siré Komara (born 1991), novelist: Mes Racines ^[2]
• Camara Laye (1928–1980), novelist: The Black Child ^{[Gikandi] [Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]}
• Tierno Monénembo (born 1947), novelist: The Oldest Orphan , Les écailles du Ciel , Peulorihno , Le Roi de Kahel ^[Gikandi]
• Condetto Nénékhaly-Camera (1930–1972), poet and playwright ^[Jahn]
• Djibril Tamsir Niane (1932–2021), novelist and historian ^[Gikandi]
• Williams Sassine (1944–1997), French-language novelist ^{[Gikandi] [Killam & Rowe]}
• Sékou Touré (1922–1984), politician, political writer and occasional poet ^[Jahn]
• Mamadou Traoré, also known as Ray Autra (born 1916), teacher and poet ^[Jahn]

References

1. Professor Lansine Kaba, Al Jazeera , 5 October 2010.
2. "Siré Komara An author from Guinea writing in French". Aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

1. [Gikandi] Simon Gikandi, ed., Encyclopedia of African Literature. Routledge; 2002. ISBN   978-0-415-23019-3
2. [Killam & Rowe]Douglas Killam & Ruth Rowe, eds., The Companion to African Literatures. James Currey & Indiana University Press; 2000. ISBN   0-253-33633-3
3. [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