Bernard Binlin Dadié
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bernard Binlin Dadié (or sometimes Bernard Dadie) (born 1916 near Abidjan) is a prolific Ivorian novelist, playwright, poet, and ex-administrator. Among many other senior positions, starting in 1957, he held the post of Minister of Culture in the government of Côte d'Ivoire from 1977 to 1986.
He worked for the French government in Dakar, Senegal, but on returning to his homeland in 1947, became part of its movement for independence. Before Côte d'Ivoire's independence in 1960, he was detained for sixteen months for taking part in demonstrations which opposed the French colonial government.
In his writing, influenced by his experiences of colonialism as a child, Dadié attempts to connect the messages of traditional African folktales with the contemporary world. His humanism and desire for the equality and independence of Africans and their culture is also prevalent.
 |
This Côte d'Ivoire-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
[edit] Partial list of Works
[edit] External links
- The Contemporary Africa Database's entry for Bernard Binlin Dadié has a more comprehensive bibliography
- Another bibliography (in French)
- Reviews of One Way: Bernard Dadie Observes America, and An African in Paris
