Moussa Konaté (1951 – 30 November 2013) was a
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...
an writer who was born in
Kita. He died in
Limoges on 30 November 2013.
A graduate in
Humanities
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at Mali's
Ecole Normale Supérieure of Bamako, he was a teacher for several years before turning to writing. He is the founder of ''
Editions Le Figuier'' (''
Prickly Pear Publishing'') and the director of the ''Association Etonnants voyageurs Afrique'' (''Amazing Travellers Africa Association'') and, along with
Michel Le Bris, was the Mali manager of the ', an international book fair in
Saint-Malo
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The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the Alli ...
.
Publications
Novels
*''L'Empreinte du renard'', Fayard, 2006.
*''L’assassin du Banconi'', suivi de ''L’Honneur des Keita'', Editions Gallimard, Paris, 2002.
*''Goorgi'', Editions Le Figuier, Bamako, Mali, 1998.
*''Les Saisons'', Editions Samana, Bamako, Mali, 1990.
*''Fils du chaos'', L’Harmattan, Paris, 1986.
*''Une Aube incertaine'', Présence Africaine, Paris, 1985.
*''Le Prix de l’âme'', Présence Africaine, Paris, 1981.
Stories
*''Sitan, la petite imprudente'', Editions Le Figuier, Bamako, Mali, 1997.
*''Barou et sa méchante marâtre'', Editions Le Figuier, Bamako, Mali, 1997.
*''L’Hyene et le Malin Fafa'', Editions Le Figuier, Bamako, Mali, 1997.
*''Les Trois gourmands'', Editions Le Figuier, Bamako, Mali, 1997.
Youth topics
*''La Savonnière'', Editions Le Figuier, Bamako, Mali, 2003.
*''La Potière'', Editions Le Figuier, Bamako, Mali, 2003.
*''La Fileuse'', Editions Le Figuier, Bamako, Mali, 2003.
Social, politics
*''Mali–Ils ont assassiné l’espoir'', essai, L’Harmattan, Paris, 1985.
*''Chronique d’une journée de répression'', L’Harmattan, Paris, 1988.
*''Le casier judiciaire'', nouvelle publiée dans le recueil La Voiture est dans la piroge publié par les Editions Le Bruit des Autres.
Plays
*''Khasso'', (2004)
*''Un Appel de nuit'' (1995)
*''Un Monde immobile'' (1994)
*''L’Or du diable'' (1985)
*''Le Cercle au féminin'' (1985)
*''Le dernier pas''
Films
*''Un Mali d'écrivains'' 2001. Films du Horla (Les)/France 3 Production Lille
References
External links
Africultures
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1951 births
2013 deaths
Malian dramatists and playwrights
Male dramatists and playwrights
Malian non-fiction writers
Malian novelists
Malian male writers
Male novelists
20th-century novelists
20th-century dramatists and playwrights
People from Kita, Mali
20th-century male writers
Male non-fiction writers
21st-century Malian people