Jérôme Nouhouaï is a

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 ...

ese novelist. He was born in

Abomey Abomey is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2012, had a population of 90,195 people. Abomey houses the Royal Palaces of Abomey, a collection of small traditional ...

in 1973. He studied in

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and currently lives and works 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 ...

. He is part of the ''Caravane du livre'' education project in Africa. Nouhouaï has written two novels: ''Le piment des plus beaux jours'' (Le Serpent à Plumes, 2010) and ''La mort du lendemain'' (Présence Africaine, 2010).Profile 2
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1973 births Beninese novelists Living people 21st-century novelists People from Abomey Date of birth missing (living people) {{Benin-writer-stub