List of Guinean writers explained

This is a list of Guinean writers.

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

Notes and References

1. http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/general/2010/09/201091153757897248.html Professor Lansine Kaba
2. Web site: Siré Komara An author from Guinea writing in French . Aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au . 11 October 2006 . 2011-11-11.