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Literature Of Benin
Benin is a former French colony in western Africa. French is the official language, and is usually used in literature, along with indigenous languages. Folk stories and feminist works hold high significance in Benin literature. Oba of Benin The modern Republic of Benin (''La République du Bénin'') is not ruled by a king. The Oba of Benin is active in modern times as a literary figure in theater and literature. Historically, the ruler of the Kingdom of Dahomey was known as the Oba of Benin. In the oral tradition of Benin, the Oba (King) of Benin is a demigod personified, as a cultural symbol, a spiritual icon, and a political figure. During the period of the Kingdom of Dahomey, the Oba entered any occasion with his vassals, who would sing to demonstrate his mythical status. These deified honorific titles and ceremonies elevated the Oba to an idealized status. The mythic overtones of the Oba of Benin symbolize not only the sanctity of the royal power, but also the religious and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of and its population in was estimated to be approximately million. It is a tropical nation, dependent on agriculture, and is an exporter of palm oil and cotton. Some employment and income arise from subsistence farming. The official language of Benin is French, with indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is Sunni Islam (27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix Couchoro
Félix Couchoro (30 January 1900 – 5 April 1968) was a Togolese writer and educator. Biography Couchoro was born on 30 January 1900 in Ouidah, Dahomey, to Dahomeyan parents. He attended primary school and secondary school respectively at the Catholic mission in Grand-Popo and the Minor Seminary of St. Joan of Arc in Ouidah from 1915 to 1919. He taught at the Catholic school in Grand Popo from 1919 to 1924. Between 1924 and 1939 Couchoro managed a branch of the Société Commerciale de l’Ouest Africain (SCOA). In 1929, Couchoro's first book, ''L'Esclave'', was published in Paris, the second novel published by an African in French, but the book remained obscure for years. He edited the newspaper ''Éveil Togolais'' from 1931 to 1933, which was renamed ''Éveil Togo-Dahoméen''. In the paper, he advocated for greater freedom of trade between Benin and Togo. Couchoro invented Onitsha-style chapbooks during this time. In 1939, police harassment forced him to take refuge in Aneho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
José Pliva
José Pliya (born April 17, 1966 in Cotonou) is an actor, stage director, and playwright from Benin. In 2003 he won the Young Writers' Award from the Académie française. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Paulin J
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Adelaide Fassinou
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Traditional Owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna people. The area of the city centre and surrounding parklands is called ' in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in honour of Queen Adelaide, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for the only freely-settled British province in Australia. Colonel William Light, one of Adelaide's foundi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dogbeh
Richard Dogbeh (1932–November 23, 2003), born Gbèmagon Richard Dogbeh in what is now Benin, was a novelist and educator. He served as Benin's Directeur de Cabinet of the National Ministry of Education from 1963 to 1966. He was also active in the Comité Consultatif International de Documentation des Bibliothèques et des Archives and then from 1968 to 1979 served as a UNESCO expert on educational systems for much of West Africa. After that he spent his life in Benin. As an author Dogbeh started early and at 16 won the nation's "Institut Français d'Afrique Noire" prize for a novel. He also published essays, poems, and stories. He died in Cotonou Cotonou (; fon, Kútɔ̀nú) is a city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area. The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The ci .... References Beninese novelists 1932 births 2003 deaths Beninese essayists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florent Couao-Zotti
Florent Couao-Zotti (born 1964) is a writer of comics, plays, and short stories, who lives in Cotonou, Benin. He is fond of employing the short-story as a form. He is also editor of several satirical magazines and a cultural columnist A columnist is a person who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Column (newspaper), Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs. They take the fo .... Publications ''This list is incomplete: please add to it.'' * ''Ce soleil où j’ai toujours soif'' (play). 1996. * ''Notre pain de chaque jour'' (play). 1998: Le Serpent à plumes, Paris. * ''L'homme dit fou et la mauvaise foi des hommes'' (short stories). 2000: Le Serpent à plumes, Paris. * ''Notre pain de chaque nuit'' (novel). 2000: J'ai lu, Paris. * ''Charly en guerre'' (youth novel). 2001: Éditions Dapper, 2001. * ''La diseuse de mal-espérance'' (play). 2001. * ''Small hell in Street ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colette Senami Agossou Houeto
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her 1944 novella '' Gigi'', which was the basis for the 1958 film and the 1973 stage production of the same name. Her short story collection ''The Tendrils of the Vine'' is also famous in France. Life and career Family and background Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette was born on 28 January 1873 to war hero and tax collector Jules-Joseph Colette (1829–1905) and his wife Adèle Eugénie Sidonie ("Sido"), ''née'' Landoy (1835–1912), in the village of Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye in the department of Yonne, Burgundy. Jules-Joseph Colette was a Zouave of the Saint-Cyr military school. A war hero who had lost a leg in the Second Italian War of Independence, he was awarded a post as tax collector in the village of Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye where his c ... [...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] |
Olympe Bhêly-Quénum
Olympe Bhêly-Quenum (born 20 September 1928) is a Beninese writer, journalist and magazine editor. He is the nephew of anthropologist Maximilien Quenum-Possy-Berry. Born in the city of Ouidah, Benin (formerly Dahomey), Bhêly-Quenum had his primary education in Benin from 1938 to 1944, after which he traveled throughout his native country, Nigeria, his maternal grandmother's country, and Ghana, where he learned English. In 1948 he went to France and undertook his secondary studies at the College Littré, in Avranches, Normandy (Manche). He worked as a teacher and trained as a diplomat, before turning to journalism. He was Editor-in-Chief and then Director of an African magazine entitled ''La Vie Africaine'' until 1964. He subsequently joined UNESCO in Paris. He is the author of several works of fiction published in French. He won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire for ''Le Chant du lac'' in 1966. His first novel ''Un piège sans fin'' (1960) was translated into English as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
