David Diop (novelist)

David Diop
Diop in 2018
Born	(1966-02-24) 24 February 1966 (age 58) Paris, France
Occupation	Novelist academic
Alma mater	Paris-Sorbonne University
Notable works	At Night All Blood Is Black
Notable awards	International Booker Prize

David Diop (born 24 February 1966) is a French novelist and academic, who specializes in 18th-century French and Francophone African literature. His research, at the University of Pau in south-west France, focuses on representations of Africa in 18th-century accounts and images by travellers.^[1] Diop received the 2021 International Booker Prize for his novel At Night All Blood Is Black as the first French author (translated by Anna Moschovakis). The novel was also shortlisted for ten French awards and won them in other countries.