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David Diop born 24 February is a French writer. He writes books and teaches.

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He studies old French and African stories. He works at the University of Pau in France. He was the first French author to win. The book was also shortlisted for ten French awards and won other awards. David Diop was born in Paris in His mother is French. His father is from Senegal. He moved to Dakar when he was five. He lived in Senegal as a child.

He went back to France at 18 to study. Diop has a doctorate from the Sorbonne. In , he became a teacher at the University of Pau and the Adour Region. He teaches 18th-century French literature and African French literature. In , he led a group studying Africa in European books. Diop now leads the arts, languages, and literature department at the university.