Togolese-Canadian writer
Edem Awumey
Born 1975Lomé , Togo Occupation novelist Nationality Togolese /Canadian Period 2000s-present Notable works Port-Mélo , Les Pieds sales
Edem Awumey (born 1975 in Lomé , Togo ) is a Togolese-Canadian writer. Born in Togo and educated in France, he has lived in Gatineau , Quebec since 2005.[ 1]
His debut novel Port-Mélo won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 2006,[ 2] and his second novel Les Pied sales was a shortlisted nominee for the Prix Goncourt in 2009.[ 1] Dirty Feet , an English translation of Les Pieds sales by Lazer Lederhendler , was also a shortlisted nominee for the 2011 Governor General's Award for French to English translation and the 2012 ReLit Award for fiction.
His third novel, Rose déluge , was published in 2011,[ 3] and his fourth, Explication de la nuit , was published in 2013.[ 4] He is also the author of Tierno Monénembo: le roman de l'exil , a critical study of the work of Tierno Monénembo .
At the 2018 Governor General's Awards , Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott won the Governor General's Award for French to English translation for Descent Into Night , the English translation of Explication de la nuit .[ 5]
His most recent novel, Mina parmi les ombres , was published in fall 2018.[ 6] It was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2019 Governor General's Awards .[ 7]
References
^ a b "Le Québécois Edem Awumey en lice pour le Goncourt" . La Presse , September 15, 2009.
^ Edem Awumey Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine . Montreal Black History Month.
^ "Rose déluge: sur le bord de la route" . La Presse , September 24, 2011.
^ "Edem Awumey: écrire pour pouvoir mourir" . La Presse , November 11, 2013.
^ "Book about campus rape and an Indigenous memoir win $25,000 Governor General’s Literary Award" . Toronto Star , October 30.
^ Mario Cloutier, "Edem Awumey: les crocs de la nuit" . La Presse , September 20, 2018.
^ Yves Bergeras, "Prix littéraire du Gouverneur général: Edem Awumey parmi les finalistes" . Le Droit , October 2, 2019.
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