Category: Cote D’Ivoire
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Azza Filali receives Prix Ivoire for African Literature 2024
Azza Filali received Prix Ivoire for African Literature 2024 at a ceremony in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire on Saturday, November 23, 2024. Prix Ivoire for African Literature in Francophone Expression or simply Prix Ivoire is a literary award created by Akwaba Culture, an Ivorian law association in 2008. It rewards works published or translated into French…
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Azza Filali wins Prix Ivoire for African Literature 2024
Azza Filali’s novel Malentendues won the Prix Ivoire for African Literature in Francophone Expression 2024 on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Prix Ivoire for African Literature in Francophone Expression or simply Prix Ivoire is a literary award created by Akwaba Culture, an Ivorian law association in 2008. It rewards works published or translated into French relating…
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Nincemon Fallé wins Prix littéraire de la vocation 2024
Nincemon Fallé’s Ces Soleils Ardents won the Prix de la Vocation 2024 on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The Prix Littéraire de la Vocation (English: Literary Vocation Award) was established by the Marcel-Bleustein-Blanchet Foundation to help a young French-speaking novelist aged 18 to 30 years in 1976. Previous winners include Diadié Dembélé, Kaouther Adimi, and Salim…
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Prix Renaudot 2024 Premiere Selection announced
The first selection for Prix Renaudot 2024 was announced on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Here are the writers of African descent on the list. Prix Renaudot is a French literary prize awarded to the author of an outstanding original novel published during the previous year. It was created by ten art critics awaiting the results…
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Prix Ivoire for African Literature 2024 finalists announced
The finalists for Prix Ivoire for African Literature in Francophone Expression 2024 were announced on Friday, August 9, 2024. The Prix Ivoire for African Literature in Francophone Expression or simply Prix Ivoire is a literary award created by Akwaba Culture, an Ivorian law association in 2008. Based on their intrinsic quality, it rewards works published…
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Book Digest: Veronique Tadjo, Zukiswa Wanner, Andie Davis, Bill “Blade” Howell
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Veronique Tadjo, Zukiswa Wanner, Bill “Blade” Howell, and Andie Davis. Je Mercie La Nuit by Veronique Tadjo Publisher: Mémoire d’EncrierDate: August 19, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: FrenchWhere to find it: Mémoire d’Encrier Veronique Tadjo Born in Paris, Véronique Tadjo grew…
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Book Digest: Mamle Wolo, Aiwanose Odafen, Nincemon Fallé, Salena Godden
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Mamle Wolo, Aiwanose Odafen, Nincemon Fallé, and Salena Godden. Ces soleils ardents by Nincemon Fallé Publisher: Jean-Claude LattèsDate: March 20, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: FrenchWhere to find it: Jean-Claude Lattès Nincemon Fallé Nincemon Fallé was born in eastern Cote D’Ivoire…
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Salon du Livre d’Abidjan 2024 starts on May 14
Salon du Livre d’Abidjan runs in the capital of Cote D’Ivoire from May 14 – 18, 2024. The guest country is Kenya. Salon du Livre d’Abidjan (English: Abidjan Book Fair) has been organised by L’ASSEDI or the Association des Editeurs de Côte d’ivoire (English: Association of Publishers of Ivory Coast) annually since 1999. One of…
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Residents at Abidjan’s 1949Books Writing Residency get to work
The recipients of the 1949Books’ new writing residency are currently at work in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. 1949Books is a feminist library that unearths and amplifies the contributions of African and black women to inspire present and future generations. It was founded by Edwige-Renée Dro in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire in 2020. It is named “1949” because…
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Nincemon Fallé wins Prix Voix d’Afriques 2024
Nincemon Fallé’s Ces soleils ardents was declared the winner of Prix Voix d’Afriques 2024 on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Voix d’Afriques (English: Voices of Africa) is a literary prize intended to bring out young French-language authors from the African continent. Initiated by JC Lattès, RFI, and the Cité Internationale des Arts in 2020, it is…
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Grand Prix Littéraire d’Afrique Noire 2023 finalists announced.
The finalists for Grand Prix Littéraire d’Afrique Noire 2023 were announced on Monday, February 19, 2024. Grand Prix Littéraire d’Afrique Noire is a literary prize presented every year by the Association of French Language Writers (ADELF) for a text in French from Sub-Saharan Africa. Some of the winners of the prize first won by Aké…
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Prix Kourouma 2024 shortlist announced
The shortlist for Prix Kourouma 2024 featuring five writers was announced in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday, February 5, 2024. Ahmadou Kourouma was a legendary Ivorian novelist of many titles including Les Soleils des indépendances (1968), Le diseur de verité (1972), and the most famous Allah n’est pas oblige (2000) which was translated to Allah Is…
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Jennifer Richard wins Prix Ivoire for African Literature 2023
Jennifer Richard’s novel Notre royaume n’est pas de ce monde won the Prix Ivoire for African Literature in Francophone Expression 2023 on Friday, October 13, 2023. The Prix Ivoire for African Literature in Francophone Expression or simply Prix Ivoire is a literary award created by Akwaba Culture, an Ivorian law association in 2008. Open to…
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Prix Ivoire for African Literature 2023 finalists announced.
The finalists for Prix Ivoire for African Literature in Francophone Expression 2023, Cote D’Ivoire’s leading literary prize, were announced in Abidjan on August 17, 2023. The Prix Ivoire for African Literature in Francophone Expression or simply Prix Ivoire is a literary award created by Akwaba Culture, an Ivorian law association in 2008. Open to writers…
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Festival International de Littérature de Dakar 2023 winners announced.
Khalil Diallo, Tanella Boni, and Mbarek Ould Beyrouk won at the Festival International de Littérature de Dakar 2023 in Dakar, Senegal on Saturday, July 29, 2023. In 2022, Festival International de Littérature de Dakar (Filid) (English: Dakar International Literary Festival) made its debut in venues in Senegal. It was attended by writers, literary critics, publishers,…