Amin Maalouf: novelist, essayist and chronicler of identity Amin Maalouf Lebanese-born writer Amin Maalouf (b. 1949) is known for French-language novels and essays on identity, exile and history; he won the Prix Goncourt and was elected to the Académie…
Bernard Binlin Dadié Ivorian novelist, poet, playwright and cultural minister (1916–2019). Known for blending oral traditions with anti‑colonial themes and for the hymn 'Dry Your Tears, Afrika'.
