Gilbert G. Groud

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Gilbert G. Groud October 2006 in Switzerland

Gilbert G. Groud (* ~1956 in Toulepleu, Ivory Coast) is a painter, illustrator and author from the Ivory Coast

[edit] Biography

He was born around 1956 in a little village close to Toulepleu in the Ivory Coast. He had 23 siblings, not all of them born to the same mother since his father lived polygam. 7 siblings where born of the same mother.

He visited primary school in his home village. His highschool was in the city.

1979 he began his studies of art in Institut Nationale des Arts in Abidjan. He specialised on Communication. His Master thesis he wrote on the topic of "Magie Noire" (Black Magic).

Due to this paper he created the trilogy "Magie Noire", of which the first book is published and the second book was supposed to be published by october 2006.

Since 2006 Groud lives as a refuge in Switzerland.