Kodjo Adabra
| Kodjo Adabra | |
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| Nationality | Togolese |
| Alma mater | University of Lomé |
Kodjo Adabra (born c. 1977) is a Togolese novelist and American academic. Marianela Manana, Adabra’s former co-worker at the Durham Technical Community College in North Carolina, said, “Adabra was able to describe the feelings of loneliness that immigrants have and the difficulties of learning a different culture very well ,The Daily Beacon a message, she says "that touches all immigrants" in regard to Kodjo's first novel; L'Exile,[1]
Following his activism in Togo he was imprisoned and tortured, after which he relocated first to Ghana and then the United States of America.[1][2][3][4]
Personal life and education
Kodjo was born in Togo and attended University of Lomé in Lomé, graduating in 2008.
He is currently an assistant professor for the State University of New York at Geneseo.[5][6] He formerly held roles at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.[7]
Bibliography
Novels
- L'Exile [Exile] (in French). Syracuse. 2007.
- Identité [Identity] (in French). Syracuse. 2008.
- La Bêtise Humaine [The Human Stupidity] (in French). Editions Awoudy. 2015.
Non-fiction
- "Peuples Noirs, Peuples Africains à la croisée idéologique avec Fanon et Achebe". Nouvelles Études Francophones (in French) 29 (1): 129–146. 2014. doi:10.1353/nef.2014.0050.
- Mongo Béti ou l'écriture d'un révolté en exile: anatomie, analyse et impact de ses critiques à travers ses articles dans « Peuples noirs, peuples africains » (1978 à 1991) [Mongo Beti or the writing of a rebel in exile: anatomy, analysis, and impact of criticism throughout his works in "Black Peoples, African Peoples" (1978 to 1991)] (Ph.D thesis). University of Tennessee, Knoxville. August 2010.
Speeches
- Why do we exist?. African Couleur. 2015.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Greer, Kate (19 September 2007). "A UT student's first published novel hit the shelves of French bookstores last week.". The Daily Beacon. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ Rose-Gross, Joanna (7 March 2013). "Assistant professor of French Kodjo Adabra displays passion for education across cultures". The Lamron. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ Bixler, Emma (17 April 2015). "French professor publishes third novel". The Lamron. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ Abouet, Margurite. "Authors: Made in West Africa". Travel To West Africa. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ "Dr. Kodjo Adabra". Geneseo – The state university of New York. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ "Kodjo Adabra". Geneseo – The state university of New York. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ "Kodjo Adabra". Quest. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ Why do we exist?. African Couleur. 2015 – via YouTube.
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