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Tag: Francophone

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Awards

Guinean author Tierno Monénembo honoured with Grand Prix de la Francophonie

January 15, 2018Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment on Guinean author Tierno Monénembo honoured with Grand Prix de la Francophonie

Guinean novelist and biochemist Tierno Monénembo received the Grand Prix de la Francophonie at a ceremony late last year at…

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Awards

« Le bébé est mort. » Leïla Slimani explodes the French home in the newly translated Lullaby

January 15, 2018Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment on « Le bébé est mort. » Leïla Slimani explodes the French home in the newly translated Lullaby

The English translation of French–Moroccan author Leïla Slimani’s award-winning novel, Chanson Douce, is out this month. The book, the title…

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Essays

Fear and loathing in Bordeaux: Race and the French myth in Marie NDiaye’s My Heart Hemmed In

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment on Fear and loathing in Bordeaux: Race and the French myth in Marie NDiaye’s My Heart Hemmed In

Efemia Chela reviews Marie NDiaye’s newly translated masterpiece My Heart Hemmed In, a mixture of literary fiction, psychological thriller and…

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Africa

New Ça va, ça va le monde! radio play features The Belly of the Atlantic by Senegalese author Fatou Diome

October 2, 2017Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment on New Ça va, ça va le monde! radio play features The Belly of the Atlantic by Senegalese author Fatou Diome

Radio France Internationale’s series of radio plays of contemporary Francophone literature, « Ça va, ça va le monde ! »…

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