Josué Guébo
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Josué Yoroba Guébo
(1972-07-21)July 21, 1972
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Josué Yoroba Guébo, or Josué Guébo, is an Ivorian acamedic, poet and short-story writer, born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on July 21, 1972. One of the major figures of poetry in Africa, Josué Guébo is a political and sensitive writer. He is the chairperson of the Ivoirian Writers' Association (AECI) and the U Tam'si Prize, 2014.
Biography
Josué Yoroba Guébo was born on July 21, 1972 in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. He started writing poetry while still young. He wrote his first poem when he was twelve or thirteen years old. His interest for literature led him to read the works of Aimé Césaire or those of Paul Verlaine. He was also influenced by the great African writers he discovered during his school and university course.
Holder of a PhD in History and Philosophy of Sciences, Josué Guébo is also teacher-researcher.
Bibliography
- Poetry
- 2009: L'or n'a jamais été un métal (Vallesse, Abidjan) ;
- 2010: D'un mâle quelconque (Apopsix, Paris) ;
- 2011: Carnet de doute (Panafrika/Silex/Nouvelles du sud, Dakar) ;
- 2011: Mon pays, ce soir (Panafrika/Silex/Nouvelles du sud, Dakar).
- 2014: Songe à Lampedusa (Panafrika/Silex/Nouvelles du sud, Paris)
- Short-stories
- 2012 : L'ombre du pont (Balafons, Abidjan) ;
- Children's Books
- 2013 : Le père Noël aime l'attiéké (Les classiques ivoiriens)
- Collective Works
- 2007 : La paix par l'écriture (Vallesse, Abidjan), Collectif ;
- 2010 : Des paroles de Côte d'Ivoire pour Haïti, notre devoir de solidarité (Ceda/Nei), Collectif ;
- 2013 : Monsieur Mandela (Panafrika/Silex/Nouvelles du sud, Paris), Collectif.
Awards
Literary awards
- 1998: Award of RFI writing contest " 3 heures pour écrire " (3 hours to write) ;
- 2000: First AECI National Poetry Prize for " Noël, un fusil nous est né " (Christmas, a gun is born to us) ;
- 2007: First Prize in Poetry " Les Manuscrits d'or " for " C'était hier " (That Was Yesterday) ;
- 2007: First Prize in Short Stories " Les Manuscrits d'or " for " Confidences d'une pièce de 25 Francs " (Confessions of a 25 francs coin) ;
- 2014: Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry.
Other distinctions
- 2012 : Knight of the Ivorian Cultural Merit
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