Clémentine Nzuji

Clémentine Faik Nzuji, also known as Clémentine Faïk-Nzuji Madiya (born 21 January 1944), is a Congolese poet and writer. She was born in Tshofa, Kabinda District in the Belgian Congo.[1] Albert S. Gérard calls her "the first poet of real significance" among a group of African writers who emerged in the late 1960s; she was also the first female writer in the Belgian Congo.[2]

Background and early life

She graduated from the University of Lovanium.[3]

She also holds a doctorate in African studies from the University of Paris.[1]

Nzuji is married and is the mother of five children,[1] and many of her poems refer to her family.[2]

Literary activities

She founded the Pléiade du Congo, a literary group in Kinshasa,[2][4] and headed and helped found the International Centre for African Languages, Literatures and Traditions in favour of Development (CILTADE) at the Catholic University of Louvain.[4] She has made important contributions in the study of Bantu linguistics and oral literature.[5] She is also an award winning author of short stories and poetry.

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 University of West Australia bio.
  2. 1 2 3 Gérard, Albert S. (1986), European-language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa, Comparative history of literatures in European languages, 6, John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 546, ISBN 978-963-05-3832-9.
  3. Jahn, Janheinz; Schild, Ulla; Seiler, Almut Nordmann (1972), "Nzuji, Clémentine", Who's who in African literature: biographies, works, commentaries, H. Erdmann, p. 183, ISBN 978-3-7711-0153-4.
  4. 1 2 Spleth, Janice (2003), "Nzuji, Clémentine Madiya", in Gikandi, Simon, Encyclopedia of African literature, Taylor & Francis, p. 401, ISBN 978-0-415-23019-3.
  5. Middleton, John (1997), Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara, 4, C. Scribner's Sons, p. 194, ISBN 978-0-684-80466-8.
  6. "Énigmes lubas = Nshinga : étude structurale". www.worldcat.org. WorldCat. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

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