Marthe Fare
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Marthe Fare (born 1985) is a Togolese writer, educator and communications specialist. As a novelist, using the name Noun Fare, she has published two best-sellers: La sirène des bas-fonds (2011) and Rivales (2014). She is the coordinator behind Egbe Nana, a television series which presents 52 women who have positively influenced their communities. Fare heads the Communications and PR department of AVNT (Agence Nationale du Volontariat au Togo).[1][2][3][4]
Biography[]
Born in 1985 in Lomé, Marthe Fare worked as a journalist while studying modern literature.[3] In 2008, she spent a year as a reporter and host on Togo's TV7.[5] She then attended the École supérieure de journalisme in Lille where she graduated in 2012. On returning to Togo, she became a journalist on the Web, making use of the latest technologies.[3]
In August 2011, using the pen name Noun Fare she published La Sirène des bas-fonds, a 64-page erotic story of a Togolese girl who becomes involved in prostitution before embarking on a more successful path.[6] It turned out to be a best seller. In 2014, it was followed by the rather longer Rivales which tells of the rape of several members of the same family and of a daughter who steals her mother's lover.[2] Despite its pornographic style, the novel succeeds in emphasizing the threats faced by Togolese women.[7]
As a member of PEN Togo, Fare seeks to promote Togolese literature. She is also the coordinator of Egbe Nana, a project on television and the social networks which presents 52 women who have impacted life in their communities.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Marthe Fare" (in French). Dagn. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Noun Fare dévoile sa "Rivales"" (in French). Lome.com. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Marthe Fare" (in French). africultures. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Ouabonzi, Réassi (27 July 2016). "Marthe Faré, la féministe « antiféministe » du roman togolais" (in French). L'Afrique des idées. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Les feuilletons ou écrits inédits : "Mémorable anniversaire" de SAMI TCHAK" (in French). TogoCultures. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Vondoly, Kodzo A. (7 September 2011). ""La Sirène des bas-fonds", la Nouvelle de Noun Fare" (in French). africinfos. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Rivales de N.Fare : Une aventure pornographique" (in French). ibn Abdel-Aziz. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Lomé
- 21st-century Togolese writers
- 21st-century Togolese women writers
- Togolese journalists
- Togolese educators