Charline Effah
Charline Patricia Effah | |
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Born | 1977 Minvoul, Gabon |
Nationality | Gabon |
Genre | novel |
Charline Patricia Effah (born 1977) is a Gabonese writer and educator living in Paris.
The daughter of a lawyer and a school teacher, she was born in Minvoul and grew up in Libreville. She took part in theatre at Théâtre Express there.[1] A story "La prière du petit Maquisard" received an award in a contest for young authors. In the same year, her poem "Eldorado" won a contest sponsored by the program Le cœur et la Plume. She obtained a master's degree in Modern Literature in 2000[2] and then earned a doctorate at the University of Lille in 2008.[3] She is working as a teacher in Paris.[4]
In 2015, she received the award of merit for literature at the Nuit des Mérites Africain.[5]
Selected works[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "N'être" (in French). Éditions La Cheminante.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Salon du Livre Villeneuve-sur-Lot" (PDF) (in French).
- ^ "Docteurs" (in French). University of Lille.
- ^ "Workshop Invitation" (PDF). Case Western Reserve University.
- ^ "Bruxelles; La nuit des mérites « Dzesi » 2015; une expérience à vivre". Brukmer (in French). December 14, 2015.
- ^ "« N'être » : Le nouveau roman de Charline Effah" (in French). Mito: Revista Cultural.
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Gabonese women writers
- Gabonese novelists