Birago Diop

Birago Diop
Sketch of Birago Diop
Background information
Birth nameBirago Ismaël Diop
Born11 December 1906
Ouakam, Dakar, Senegal, French West Africa
OriginWolof
Died25 November 1989 (aged 82)
Dakar, Senegal
Occupation(s)Poet, storyteller, veterinarian, diplomat

Birago Ismaël Diop (11 December 1906 – 25 November 1989) was a Senegalese poet, storyteller, veterinarian, and diplomat whose work restored general interest in African folktales and was a major contribution to the Négritude literary movement.

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