- Angèle Rawiri
Angèle Ntyugwetondo Rawiri (born
29 April 1954 ) is aGabon esenovelist .A daughter of
Galoa politician and poetGeorges Rawiri , she was born atPort-Gentil . Her mother, a teacher, died when she was six. Angèle studied atAlès inFrance , earned a "bac" from theVanves girls' college, then a second "bac", in English translation, from theInstitute Lentonnet . She then lived inLondon for two years, where she played small roles inJames Bond films and modelled for fashion magazines.She returned to Gabon in 1979, working as a translator and interpreter, and writing her first novel, "G'amarakano". The story of the clash between a young girl's desire for material goods and the older generation's traditional values, it was published in
1983 . Her second novel, "Elonga" (1986) was about a youngmetis ' encounter withfetishism upon his return to his mother's country. "Fureur et cris et femmes" appeared in 1989.She published her first works under the name Ntyugwetondo Rawiri.
Published Works
*"Elonga: roman" Paris: Silex: L’Harmattan, diffusion, c1986. ISBN 2903871728
*"Gʾamèrakano: au carrefour: roman" Paris: Silex, c1988. ISBN 2876930218
*"Fureurs et cris de femme" Paris: L’Harmattan, c1989. ISBN 273840250XReferences
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David E. Gardinier , "Historical Dictionary of Gabon", 2nd ed. (The Scarecrow Press, 1994) p. 287External links
* [http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/AFLIT/RawiriAngeleeng.html UWA page with novel synopses]
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