Jeanne de Cavally

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Jeanne Goba (1926 – October 7, 1992), known by her pen name Jeanne de Cavally, was an Ivorian children's book writer.

Biography[]

Goba (née Wawa) was born to a large family in Bingerville, Ivory Coast, in 1926.[1][2] She grew up in Tabou and Abidjan.[2] After studying in Rufisque, Senegal, she began a career as a teacher in Ivory Coast, and later became a school principal.[1][2] She retired from education in 1983.[1]

Goba's first children's book, Papi, was published in 1978. Her pen name, Jeanne de Cavally, was inspired by the Cavally River in Tabou, where she spent her childhood.[1][3] With the publication of Papi, Goba became the third published woman writer in Ivory Coast, after novelists Simone Kaya and , and the first woman writer of children's literature in francophone Africa.[3][4] Her stories, published in French by Les Nouvelles Éditions Africaines (NEA),[5] centred on the everyday lives of children in Africa.[1][4][6]

Goba died on October 7, 1992, at the age of 66.[1] She is considered a pioneer of children's literature in francophone Africa.[5][6][3] A children's literature award named in her honour is presented at the annual International Book Fair of Abidjan.[3]

Works[]

  • Papi (1978) ISBN 2723605353
  • Poué-Poué, le petit cabri (1981) ISBN 2723605582
  • Le réveillon de Boubacar (1981) ISBN 2723605590
  • Bley et sa bande (1985) ISBN 2723607453
  • Cocochi, le petit poussin jaune (1987) ISBN 2723614247

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Traoré-Sérié, Régina (1994). "Ecrire pour les enfants - Jeanne de Cavally, pionnière de la littérature pour la jeunesse en Côte d'Ivoire". Takam Tikou (in French). 4: 41–43 – via Centre national de la littérature pour la jeunesse.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Volet, Jean-Marie, ed. (2003-11-13). "Jeanne de Cavally". Lire les femmes écrivains et les littératures africaines (in French). University of Western Australia. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d N'Koumo, Henri (2018-03-14). "Quel lauréat pour le prochain Prix Jeanne de Cavally pour la littérature enfantine?". Takam Tikou: La revue des livres pour enfants (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Gilton, Donna L. (2020). Multicultural and ethnic children's literature in the United States (2nd ed.). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-5381-3841-0. OCLC 1122681523.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Tadjo, Véronique (2009). "Creating books for children in francophone Africa and beyond: A personal experience". Wasafiri. 24 (4): 48. doi:10.1080/02690050903206080. ISSN 0269-0055.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Koulibaly, Isaie Biton (1988). "Faire lire les enfants". Amina (in French). 216: 95.


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