Felwine Sarr, born in 1972 in Niodior, is a Senegalese philosopher, novelist, economist and musician-songwriter. He is the author of Afrotopia, African Meditations, The Places Where My Dreams Live, and many other books, essays, and articles that explore African futures, cultures, and philosophies. He is also the coauthor of the groundbreaking report commissioned by French president Emmanuel Macron, The Restitution of African Cultural Heritage: Toward a New Relational Ethics. He is currently the Anne-Marie Bryan Chair of French and Francophone Studies at Duke University.