Kidi Bebey is a French journalist and author.
Bebey was born in Paris, France. Her family was originally from
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
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Francis Bebey
Francis Bebey (, 15 July 1929 in Douala, Cameroon – 28 May 2001 in Paris, France) was a Cameroonian writer and composer.
Early life
Francis Bebey was born in Douala, Cameroon, on 15 July 1929. Bebey attended college in Douala, where he studied ...
, her father, was a journalist, writer and musician. His work created a cultural environment for his children that encouraged them in writing and music. Two of her brothers became musicians.
Bebey studied literature at
Lille University III and while there wrote a PhD thesis on "danse and litterature in
sahel
The Sahel (; ar, ساحل ' , "coast, shore") is a region in North Africa. It is defined as the ecoclimatic and biogeographic realm of transition between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian savanna to the south. Having a hot semi-arid c ...
ian and
bantou writers." She later received a Masters Degree in Management at
Paris Business School ESCP. In 1993, she became Editor-in-Chief of ''Planete Jeunes'' a
Bayard Press magazine for young African-french readers. She was also the Editor-in-Chief ''Planet Enfants,'' a magazine dedicated to younger readers. From 2006 to 2009, she produced a daily program on
Radio France International named "reines d'Afrique" (Africa's Queens).
In 2016, she wrote "mon royaume pour une guitare" (My Kingdom for a Guitar) which is a book mainly based on her parents life and the musician's life of her father Francis Bebey.
Books
* ''Pourquoi je ne suis pas sur la photo'' , Édicef, 1999
* ''Dans la cour des grands'', Coédition CEDA Abidjan/Hurtubise HMH Canada, 1999 (rééd. Édicef Hachette International, 2011)
* ''Francis Bebey : l'homme orchestre'' (coord.), L'Harmattan, 2002
* ''Les Paris des Africains'' (dir. Kadiatou Konaré), Cauris Éditions, 2002 (contribution)
* Les ados, grands oubliés de l'édition africaine », in ''Takam Tikou'',
no 10, février 2003
* ''Ouste les loups,'' Bayard Press éditions, 2004
* ''C'est dur... Quand papa n'a plus de travail'', Océan éditions/SCEREN/CRDP La Réunion, 2006
* ''Un bébé... Et moi, alors'', Bayard Press Éditions, 2007
* ''Filles et garçons, tous différents, tous égaux'', Belin International Éditions/RFI, 2008
* ''Modibo Keita, le premier président du Mali'', Cauris Éditions,2010
* ''Kwame Nkrumah, Il rêvait d'unir les Africains'', Cauris Éditions, 2010
* ''Les Saï-Saï et le bateau-fantôme'', Édicef Hachette International, 2011
* ''Les Saï-Saï ; Mystère à l'école de foot'', Édicef Hachette International, 2011
* ''Les Saï-Saï et les voleurs de voix'' Édicef Hachette International, 2012
* ''Les Saï-Saï et le secret du marché'', Édicef Hachette International, 2012
* ''Les Saï-Saï contre l'escroc du web'', Édicef Hachette International, 2013
* ''Adaptation série télé :
Chica vampiro
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: La grande fête des vampires,'' Paris: PKJ, Coll. Pocket Jeunesse, 2016,
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*''Adaptation série télé: Chica vampiro : le pouvoir de Daisy'', Paris: PKJ, Coll. Pocket Jeunesse, 2016.
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*''Adaptation série télé: Chica vampiro: vampire malgré elle'', Paris: PKJ, Coll. Pocket Jeunesse, 2016.
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*''Adaptation série télé: Chica vampiro: Être ou ne pas être vampire'', Paris: PKJ, Coll. Pocket Jeunesse, 2016.
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*''Seuls 1 - La disparition''- roman d'après l'univers de Fabien Velhmann et Bruno Gazzotti, Paris: PKJ, Coll. Pocket Jeunesse, 2017.
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*''Seuls 2 - Le Maître des couteaux''- roman d'après l'univers de Fabien Velhmann et Bruno Gazzotti, Paris: PKJ, Coll. Pocket Jeunesse, 2017.
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*''Seuls 3 - Le clan du requin''- roman d'après l'univers de Fabien Velhmann et Bruno Gazzotti, Paris: PKJ, Coll. Pocket Jeunesse, 2017.
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*''Mon royaume pour une guitare'', Michel Lafon, 2016, 319 p.
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References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
French women journalists
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