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Prix Des Cinq Continents De La Francophonie
The Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie (literally "Prize of the five continents of the francophonie") is a literary prize created in 2001 by the Organisation internationale de la francophonie. Winners References {{La Francophonie French-language literary awards Organisation internationale de la Francophonie Awards established in 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of La Francophonie
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the maritime environment, where semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as "vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or "banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equivalent to a brigade in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananda Devi
Ananda Devi Nirsimloo-Anenden, also known as Ananda Devi, (born March 23, 1957) is a Mauritian writer. Biography Ananda Devi Nirsimloo was born the village of Trois-Boutiques, Grand Port District, Mauritius. Her father Balgopal and her mother Saraswaty were Indo-Mauritians with Telugu ancestry. Ananda Devi Nirsimloo grew up with her two sisters Soorya and Salonee. At the age of 15, she won a prize in a Radio France Internationale short story competition. She went on to study at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, where she obtained a PhD in Social Anthropology. In 1977, she published a collection of short stories, ''Solstices''. After spending several years in Brazzaville in the Congo, she moved to Ferney-Voltaire in 1989, the same year in which her first novel ''Rue la poudrière'' was published. This was followed by more novels: ''Le Voile de Draupadi'' in 1993, '' L'Arbre fouet'' in 1997 and, in 2000, ''Moi, l'interdite'', which received the Prix Radio France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amal Sewtohul
Amal may refer to: * Amal (given name) * Åmål, a small town in Sweden * Amal Movement, a Lebanese political party ** Amal Militia, Amal Movement's defunct militia * Amal language of Papua New Guinea * ''Amal'' (film), 2007, directed by Richie Mehta * Amal (carburettor), a UK motorcycle carburetor * Amal International School, Sri Lanka * Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant, Marrakesh, Morocco * Amal dynasty, a Goth dynasty which later became the royal dynasty of the Ostrogoths * Amal Salam Zgharta FC, a Lebanese football club * Al Amal orbiter on the Emirates Mars Mission , ''Al-Amal'') , manufacturer = , dry_mass = 550 kg , launch_mass = 1350 kg, including800 kg hydrazine fuel1,350 kg , payload_mass = , dimensions = 2.37 m × 2.90 m , power = 1800 watts from t ... * Little Amal, a giant puppet See also * '' Amahl and the Night Visitors'', a 1951 opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti * Alamal (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Fontaine
Naomi Fontaine is a Canadian writer from Quebec, noted as one of the most prominent First Nations writers in contemporary francophone Canadian literature. She is a member of the Innu nation. Biography A member of the Innu nation from Uashat, Quebec, she studied education at the Université Laval."Naomi Fontaine revient aux sources avec Manikanetish" . '' Les malins'', September 23, 2017. Her 2011 debut novel ''Kuessipan'' received an honourable mention from the |
Geneviève Damas
Genevieve (french: link=no, Sainte Geneviève; la, Sancta Genovefa, Genoveva; 419/422 AD – 502/512 AD) is the patroness saint of Paris in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Her feast is on 3 January. Genevieve was born in Nanterre and moved to Paris (then known as Lutetia) after encountering Germanus of Auxerre and Lupus of Troyes and dedicated herself to a Christian life.McNamara, Halborg, and Whatley 18. In 451 she led a "prayer marathon" that was said to have saved Paris by diverting Attila's Huns away from the city. When the Germanic king Childeric I besieged the city in 464, Genevieve acted as an intermediary between the city and its besiegers, collecting food and convincing Childeric to release his prisoners. Her following and her status as patron saint of Paris were promoted by Clotilde, who may have commissioned the writing of her '' vita''. This was most likely written in Tours, where Clotilde retired after her husband's death, as evidenced also by the impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Genevieve (french: link=no, Sainte Geneviève; la, Sancta Genovefa, Genoveva; 419/422 AD – 502/512 AD) is the patroness saint of Paris in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Her feast is on 3 January. Genevieve was born in Nanterre and moved to Paris (then known as Lutetia) after encountering Germanus of Auxerre and Lupus of Troyes and dedicated herself to a Christian life.McNamara, Halborg, and Whatley 18. In 451 she led a "prayer marathon" that was said to have saved Paris by diverting Attila's Huns away from the city. When the Germanic king Childeric I besieged the city in 464, Genevieve acted as an intermediary between the city and its besiegers, collecting food and convincing Childeric to release his prisoners. Her following and her status as patron saint of Paris were promoted by Clotilde, who may have commissioned the writing of her '' vita''. This was most likely written in Tours, where Clotilde retired after her husband's death, as evidenced also by the impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrice Nganang
Alain Patrice Nganang (born 1970) is an American writer, poet and teacher of Cameroonian origin, a member of the Bamileke people. He was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and was educated in Cameroon and Germany. He was awarded a Ph.D. in comparative literature at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University. During 2006–2007, he was the Randolph Distinguished Visiting Associate Professor of German Studies at Vassar College. He was an instructor at the Shippensburg University until 2007, and is now a Professor of Comparative Literature at Stony Brook University. His 1999 novel ''Temps de chien'' was awarded the Prix Littéraire Marguerite Yourcenar in 2001 and the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 2002. Disappearance and arrest On December 7, 2017, Nganang was reported missing at the Douala airport where he was to catch a flight on Kenya Airways to Harare, Zimbabwe, the day after publishing an article on the site '' Jeune Afrique'', criticising Paul Biya Paul Biya (born Paul B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jocelyne Saucier
Jocelyne Saucier (born May 27, 1948 in Clair, New Brunswick) is a Canadian novelist and journalist based in Quebec. Career Educated in political science at the Université Laval, Saucier worked as a journalist in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec before publishing her debut novel, ''La Vie comme une image'', in 1996. That book was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 1996 Governor General's Awards. Her second novel, ''Les Héritiers de la mine'', was a finalist for the Prix France-Québec in 2001, and her third novel, ''Jeanne sur les routes'', was a finalist at the 2006 Governor General's Awards. Her fourth novel, ''Il pleuvait des oiseaux'', won the Prix France-Québec, the Prix Ringuet, the Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie, the Prix des lecteurs de Radio-Canada and the Prix littéraire des collégiens, while ''And the Birds Rained Down'', its English translation by Rhonda Mullins, was a finalist for the Govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliana Lazar
Liliana is derived from the Latin word 'lilium' or 'lilion', both mean 'lily' in English. Due to this, the name means "pure" and "innocent". The name is generally found in North America, though it is more common in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Liliana Abud, Mexican actress in telenovelas and cinema *Liliana Allen (born 1970), Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico *Liliana Leah Archibald (1928–2014), English insurance broker *Liliana Ayalde, American diplomat, former United States ambassador to Brazil * Liliana Barba, Latin American voice actress * Liliana V. Blum (born 1974), Mexican short story writer * Liliana Campos (born 1971), Portuguese television presenter and model *Liliana Castro (born 1979), Ecuadorian-born Brazilian actress *Liliana Cavani (born 1933), Italian film director and screenwriter * Liliana Chalá (born 1965), female athlete from Ecuador * Liliana Díaz Mindurry (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kossi Efoui
Kossi Efoui (born 1962 in Anfoin) is a Togolese writer, playwright, and novelist. Efoui was born in Anfoin, a village in the Maritime Region of Togo, studied philosophy at the University of Lomé, and obtained a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Benin. In the 1980s, he took part in a non-conformist student movement in opposition to President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, and moved to France in 1992 in a case of self-imposed exile. His first play, ''Le carrefour'', was published in France and the United States in 1990 and 1991, respectively, after achieving success in Togo, and it was performed in the French Cultural Centre in Lomé the same year. After publishing several short stories throughout the mid-1990s, Efoui published his first novel, ''La Polka'', in 1997, and followed that up with ''La Fabrique de cérémonies'' in 2001, which won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire. His third novel, ''Solo d'un revenant'', was published in 2008, and won the Prix de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Haddad
Hubert Haddad is a Tunisian poet, playwright, short story writer and novelist. He was born in Tunis in 1947. His debut collection of poems ''Le Charnier déductif'' appeared in 1967, and his first novel ''Un rêve de glace'' was published in 1974. Since then he has published numerous works in a wide range of literary forms. Haddad is an experienced teacher of creative writing workshops. Bibliography All the following books are published, in French, bÉditions Zulma Novels * ''Mā'', 2015 * ''Corps désirable'', 2015 – Desirable Body, translated by Alyson Waters (Yale University Press, 2018) * ''Théorie de la vilaine petite fille'', 2014 – ''Rochester Knockings: a Novel of the Fox Sisters'', translated by Jennifer Grotz (Open Letter, 2015) * ''Le Peintre d'éventail'', 2013 * ''Opium Poppy'', 2011 – ''Opium Poppy'' translated by Renuka George (Social Science Press, India, 2015) * ''Vent printanier'', 2010 * ''Géométrie d'un rêve'', 2009 * ''Palestine'', 2007 (Prix d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''hug'' "mind" and ''beraht'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname. Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers. People with the given name Hubert This is a small selection of articles on people named Hubert; for a comprehensive list see instead . *Hubert Aaronson (1924–2005), F. Mehl University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University * Hubert Adair (1917–1940), World War II Royal Air Force pilot *Hubert Boulard, a French comics creator who is unusually credited as "Hubert" * Hubert Brasier (1917–1981), a Church of England clergyman, more famously the father of UK Prime Minister Theresa May * Hubert Buchanan (born 1941), a United States Air Force captain and fighter pilot *Hubert Chevis (1902–1931), a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery of the British Army who died of strychnine poisoning in June 1931 * Hubert Davies, British playwright and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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