Calixthe Beyala

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Calixthe Beyala (born 1961) is a Cameroonian-born French writer who writes in French.

She grew up in Douala with her sister. In 1978, she left Cameroon for France. She married, and has two children.[1]

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[edit] Awards

  • 1996 Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie Française
  • 1993 Grand prix littéraire de l’Afrique noire
  • 1994 Prix François Mauriac de l’Académie française
  • 1994 the Prix tropique[2]

[edit] Controversies

On March 31, 2011, Beyala was one of the few intellectuals to express support for Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi[3].

[edit] Works

[edit] English Translations

  • Loukoum: the 'little prince' of Belleville, Translator Marjolijn De Jager, Heinemann, 1995, ISBN 9780435909680
  • The sun hath looked upon me, Translator Marjolijn De Jager, Heinemann, 1996, ISBN 9780435909512
  • Your name shall be Tanga, Translator Marjolijn De Jager, Heinemann, 1996, ISBN 9780435909505

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[edit] Further reading


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