Tag: Véronique Tadjo
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Prix Ahmadou Kourouma 2025 finalists announced
The Prix Ahmadou Kourouma 2025 finalists were announced in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, January 16, 2025. 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 Not Obliged. The…
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Véronique Tadjo wins at L.A. Times Book Prizes 2022.
Véronique Tadjo’s In the Company of Men won in its category at the L.A. Times Book Prizes 2022 announced on April 22, 2022. The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were founded in 1980 by Art Seidenbaum, a Los Angeles Times book editor from 1978 to 1985. They are awarded annually in Best Biography, Best Current…
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Véronique Tadjo, Olivette Otele among L.A. Times Book Prizes 2022 finalists
The finalists for the L.A. Times Book Prizes 2022 were announced on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Here are the writers of African descent on the list. The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were founded in 1980 by Art Seidenbaum, a Los Angeles Times book editor from 1978 to 1985. They are awarded annually in Best…