Djaili Amadou Amal

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Djaili Amadou Amal
Djaili Amadou Amal at the Festival Atlantide, Nantes, 2021
Djaili Amadou Amal at the , Nantes, 2021
Born1975
Diamare, Cameroon
NationalityCameroonian

Djaili Amadou Amal is a Cameroonian writer, and feminist activist.

Life[]

Djaili Amadou Amal is a Fula, native to the Diamare in the Far North region of Cameroon. She grew up in the region's principal city, Maroua. She writes of the Fulbe culture and explores the social problems of both a contemporary and a traditional nature. Her work confronts the problems of women in Fulani society, as well as social problems in her region, the Sahel, especially the discrimination against women. Some of her novels are Walaande, which is a Fulfulde word for conjugal unity, addressing the issue of polygamy among the Fulani who commonly practice polygamy.[1] Walaande tells the story of four wives who have conceded to "the art of sharing a husband".[2]

Two of her other novels are Mistiriijo and La Mangeuse d'ames (in English, The Eater of Souls). She writes mostly in the French language.[1][2]

Recognition[]

On the 2nd of December 2020, Djaïli Amadou with her book ¨Les Impatientes¨ won the 33rd French Literary award Prix Goncourt des Lycéens as the first female African writer to arrive the finals of the literary competition.[3] The book will also be listed as the Choix Goncourt de l'Orient on 8 December 2020,[4] the Choix Goncourt UK[5] on 18 March 2021, and the Choix Goncourt Tunisia on April 3, 2021.

Back in Cameroon, the writer was appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador on the 5th of March 2021 [6] to support the organization in its advocacy for the rights of children.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Louabalbé, Prospère. "Djaili Amadou Amal, la voix des femmes sans voix". Le Septentrion. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Thierry, Raphaël. "Walaande, l'art de partager un mari". Africultures. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  3. ^ https://www.africanews.com/2020/12/02/cameroon-s-djaili-amadou-amal-wins-prestigious-french-literary-award/
  4. ^ https://www.auf.org/nouvelles/actualites/le-choix-goncourt-de-lorient-aux-impatientes-de-djaili-amadou-amal/
  5. ^ https://london.frenchmorning.com/2021/03/19/lauteure-camerounaise-djaili-amadou-amal-remporte-le-choix-goncourt-uk/
  6. ^ https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/cameroonaward-winning-writer-amadou-djaili-appointed-unicef-ambasador/

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