Adélaïde H. Edith Bignon Fassinou (born September 15, 1955, in
Porto-Novo
, , ; ; ; also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Benin, second-largest city of Benin. The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people.
In 1863, following Bri ...
) is a
Benin
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. 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 po ...
ese writer and Benin's General Secretary for
UNESCO
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. She has written four novels in French. Her married name is Allagbada.
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Publications
* ''Modukpè, le rêve brisé''. Paris: L'Harmattan (Collection Encres Noires no 194), 2000. (130 pp.). . Novel.
* ''Yémi ou le miracle de l'amour''. Cotonou (Bénin): Editions du Flamboyant, 2000 (142 pp.). .
* ''L'Oiseau messager''. Cotonou: Editions Ruisseaux d'Afrique, 2002 (24 pp.). .
* ''Toute une vie ne suffirait pas pour en parler''. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2002 (194 pp.). . Nouvelles.
* ''Enfant d'autrui, fille de personne''. Cotonou: Editions du Flamboyant, 2003 (172 pp.). . Roman.
* ''Jeté en pâture''. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2005 (228 pp.). . Roman.
* ''La petite fille des eaux''. Bertoua/Cameroun: Editions Ndzé: 2006 (96 pp.). . Roman (co-written with 10 other writers).
References
1955 births
Living people
20th-century women writers
20th-century novelists
21st-century women writers
21st-century novelists
Beninese women writers
Beninese novelists
Beninese women novelists
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