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List Of Beninese Writers
This is a list of Beninese writers. * Christine Adjahi Gnimagnon (1945– ), also connected with Senegal * Stanislas Adotevi (1934– ), French-language academic and philosopher * Berte-Evelyne Agbo, French-language poet also connected with Senegal * Colette Senami Agossou Houeto (1939– ) * Barbara Akplogan (1984– ), French-language writer * Julien Alapini (1906–1971), ethnographer and playwright * Ryad Assani-Razaki (1981– ) * Francis Aupiais (1877–1945), French-born missionary and anthropologist * Olympe Bhêly-Quenum (1928– ), writer and journalist * Jérôme Carlos (1944– ), novelist, poet * Florent Couao-Zotti (1964– ), novelist, writer of comics, plays and short stories * Félix Couchoro (1900–1968), novelist, also connected with Togo * Moudjib Djinadou (1965– ), novelist * Richard Dogbeh (1932–2003), also connected with Togo, Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire * Bazini Zakari Dramani (1940– ), academic and writer * Paul Fabo (1906–1973), journalist an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demographics Of Benin
The demographics of Benin include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. The majority of Benin's 13.3 million people live in the south. The population is young, with a life expectancy of 62 years. About 42 African ethnic groups live in this country; these various groups settled in Benin at different times and have also migrated within the country. Ethnic groups include: *the Yoruba in the southeast (migrated from what is now Nigeria in the 12th century); *the Dendi in the north-central area (they came from what is now Mali in the 16th century); *the Bariba and the Fula (or Fulani) ( ff, Fulɓe; french: Peul) in the northeast; *the Betammaribe and the Somba in the Atacora Range; *the Fon in the area around Abomey in the South Central; and *the Mina, Xweda, and Aja (who came from what is now Togo in the 12th century) on the coast. French is the official language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bazini Zakari Dramani
Bobby Bazini (born Bobby Bazinet May 6, 1989) is a French Canadian singer-songwriter from Mont-Laurier, Quebec, Canada. He has released three studio albums and is currently signed to Universal Music Canada. Career 2009–2011: ''Better In Time'' Bazini's first single, "I Wonder", was released in 2009 and stayed eight weeks on the Top 3 of ADISQ. His debut album, ''Better In Time'' (2010), peaked at No. 4 on the Canadian Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the CRIA with over 80,000 copies sold. Warner Music Group subsequently acquired the rights to his album and distributed it internationally. In 2011, Bazini was nominated for two Juno Awards: New Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year (''Better In Time''). 2012–2014: ''Where I Belong'' When the time came to craft his second album, Bobby Bazini took the trip of a lifetime when he grabbed his guitar, loaded up his car, and left a small Montreal suburb for California to record with music producer Larry Kl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Pliya
Jean Pliya (July 21, 1931 – May 14, 2015) was a Beninese playwright and short story writer. Life Born in what was then Dahomey, Pliya was educated at the University of Dakar and then the University of Toulouse The University of Toulouse (french: Université de Toulouse) was a university in the French city of Toulouse that was established by papal bull in 1229, making it one of the earliest universities to emerge in Europe. Suppressed during the Frenc .... He graduated from the second in 1957 and in 1959 returned to his homeland to teach. He went on to hold ministerial positions in the Benin government. Work His work often considers colonial history and issues of values. He has also attempted to translate the Fon people's tales for a French speaking audience. Publications * ''L'Arbre fétiche'', recueil de nouvelles (L'Arbre fétiche, La Voiture rouge, L'homme qui avait tout donné, le Gardien de nuit), Yaoundé, Éditions CLE, 1971 * ''Kondo le requin'', consacré ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hortense Mayaba
Hortense is a French feminine given name that comes from Latin meaning ''gardener''. It may refer to: Persons * Hortense Allart (1801–1879), Italian-French feminist writer and essayist * Hortense de Beauharnais (1783–1837), stepdaughter of Napoleon and Queen consort of Holland * Hortense Béwouda (born 1978), sprinter from Cameroon * Hortense Clews (1926–2006), member of the Belgian Resistance in World War II * Hortense Dufour (born 1946), French writer * Hortense Ellis (1941–2000), Jamaican reggae singer * Hortense Calisher (1911–2009), American fiction writer, author of ''In the Absence of Angels'' * Hortense Globensky-Prévost (1804–1873), Canadian heroine * Hortense Gordon (1886–1961), Canadian abstract painter * Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot (1784–1845), French painter of genre scenes * Hortense or Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723–1788), French astronomer and mathematician * Hortense Mancini (1646–1699), Duchess of Mazarin and a mistress of Charles II, King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnabé Laye
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Lauryn
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Paulin Joachim
Paulin Joachim (20 September 1931 – 24 November 2012), also known as Paulin Joachim Branco de Souza, was a Beninese poet, journalist, and editor, who later became a French citizen. He is known for his elegant language and was called "a legend of journalism in Africa". Biography Born in Cotonou, Dahomey, Paulin was educated in several places including Lyon, France, and by 1971 was a French citizen. He also worked with French poet Philippe Soupault. After his graduation from the École supérieure de journalisme in 1958, he was recruited by Pierre Lazareff for ''France-Soir'' newspaper, which allowed him to follow political and intellectual debates on the eve of African independence. Joachim's two volumes of poetry are ''Un nègre raconte'' in 1954 and ''Anti-grâce'' in 1967. He was political editor for ''France-Soir'', an editor-in-chief for ''Bingo'' magazine, and manager for the African ''Décennie 2.'' He is also associated with David Diop. In 2006, he was among the lau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashidah Ismaili
Rashidah Ismaili, also known as Rashidah Ismaili AbuBakr (born 1941),"Rashidah Ismaili" . is a poet, fiction writer, essayist and playwright who was born in , , West Africa, and in the 1950s migrated to the US, where she still lives in , |
Béatrice Lalinon Gbado
Béatrice Lalinon Gbado is a children's writer from Benin. She has written 31 children's books published by EDICEF, an Imprint (trade name), imprint of the French publisher Hachette (publisher), Hachette, and by her own publishing house Ruisseaux d'Afrique based in Cotonou. She is married and has four children.http://aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au/LalinonGbado.html "Béatrice LALINON GBADO", University of Western Australia/French, 1 August 2003 Publication * ''Les fruits'' * ''Les animaux domestiques'' * ''Les légumes et condiments'' * ''Les formes et les couleurs'' * ''Nos instruments de musique'' * ''Fleurs et papillons'' * ''Les maisons de chez nous'' * ''La cuisine de grand-mère'' * ''La mère et l'enfant'' * ''Ganvié'' * ''Danse mon petit, danse'' * ''Bovi, le petit cabri'' * ''Bovi et le miroir'' * ''Bovi sait compter'' * ''Toutou et le sachet'' * ''Kouaba, le village en sursis'' * ''Le rêve de Siba'' * ''Kaïvi, l’enfant placée'' * ''La petite carpe dorée'' * ''Le planteur e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulin J
Paulin may refer to: *Paulin (name), a given name and surname *Paulin, Dordogne, a commune in Aquitaine, France *Paulin, Masovian Voivodeship, a settlement in Poland See also * Paulins Kill, a river in New Jersey, United States *Saint-Paulin, Quebec Saint-Paulin is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in ..., a municipality in Canada * Saint-Paulin cheese, a French cheese {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisèle Hountondji
Gisèle Hountondji (born 1954) is a writer, interpreter, and translator from Benin. She is considered the first Beninese woman writer. Her 1986 autobiographical novel ''Une citronnelle dans la neige'' (''Lemongrass in the Snow'') recounts her often painful years as a student in Europe, particularly in Paris. Early life and education Gisèle Léonie Hountondji was born in 1954 in Cotonou, Benin. Her father, a railway inspector, was concerned about her education, so he entrusted her to her paternal aunt whose husband was a teacher. She attended primary school in Paouignan, then secondary school from 1965 to 1972 at the Sainte Jeanne d'Arc school in Abomey. Hountondji left for Paris to study at the Sorbonne from 1973 to 1978. She also traveled to London and Madrid for language study during this period. She received official certification and a master's degree in Spanish–English translation, then continued studying to be an interpreter at the Polytechnic of Central London, now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hazoumé
Paul Hazoumé (15 April 1890 – 18 April 1980) was a Beninese writer, educator, ethnologist, and politician. Biography Born on 15 April 1890, he descended from the Porto Novo kingdom's nobility, with his grandfather being a prime minister. He studied at the Ecole William Ponty in Senegal. In 1910, he was appointed the director of the school system at Ouidah. He edited the newspaper ''Le Messager du Dahomey'' with Louis Hunkanrin during World War I while also working at the Musee de l'Homme in Paris. Along with Hunkanrin and the Zinsou Bodé brothers, Hazoumé began publishing the newspaper ''Le Recadere de Behanzin'' in 1917. Like most Beninese writers of the time, he did not criticize the French for their colonial dominance. Indeed, the French missionary Francis Aupiais helped advance his career.Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 67 In 1931, on the occasion of the International Colonial Exposition, he represented Dahomey and the International Congress of intercolonial and indigenou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
