List of Nigerien writers

This is a list of Nigerien writers.

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* Idé Adamou (1951– ), poet and novelist[Gikandi]
* Ousmane Amadou (1948–2018), poet, novelist, lawyer and journalist[Gikandi]
* Djibo Bakary (1922–1998), politician and writer
* Ada Boureïma, writer
* Andrée Clair, born and died in France (1916–1982), ethnographer and children's writer
* Mahamadou Halilou Sabbo (1937–2006), novelist and playwright[Gikandi]
* Boubacar Hama Beidi (born 1951), educator, author, and politician
* Boubou Hama (1906–1982), politician and writer[Gikandi] [Jahn]
* Hawad (1950– ), Tuareg poet currently living in France[Gikandi]
* Hélène Kaziende (1967– ), teacher, journalist and short story writer[1]
* Salihu Kwantagora (1929– ), songwriter and poet[Gikandi]
* Abdoulaye Mamani (1932–1993), poet, novelist and trade unionist[Gikandi]
* Ide Oumarou (1937–2002), politician, diplomat and writer
* Samira Sabou (born 1981), journalist and blogger
* Andre Salifou (1942– 2022), politician, diplomat and academic[Jahn]

## See also

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* Culture of Niger
* List of African writers by country
* List of Nigeriens

## References

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

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

3. [Adichie] Adichie, Chimamanda. "CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE". Chimamanda Adichie Official Website. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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