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Gérard Aké Loba

ジェラール・アケ・ロバ

Gerard Ake Loba

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1927-08-15 （Abobo, Abidjan, Ivory Coast）
Died
2012-08-03 （Aix-en-Provence, France） age 84
Nationality
Ivory Coast, Ivorian
Languages
French
Residence History
Abobo (Abidjan) → Aix-en-Provence, France

Career

Occupations
writer, diplomat, politician, mayor, member of parliament
Active Years
1950-2012

Awards

Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire
1961
Work: Kocoumbo, l’étudiant noir
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kocoumbo, l’étudiant noir

1960 Novel

Follows Kocoumbo, an African student, portraying his experiences abroad and the tensions around race, status and social inequality.

colonialismidentityeducation and migration

Les fils de Kouretcha

1966 Novel

Through a family and generational tale, it depicts modernization, clashes with tradition and social change.

generational conflictsocial change

Les Dépossédés

1973 Novel

From the perspective of dispossessed people, it narrates economic and social alienation and acts of resistance.

economic inequalityalienation

Le Sas des parvenus

1992 Novel

Examines ambitions and costs of social advancement; themes include urbanization and class mobility.

ambitionclass mobilityurbanization

Bibliography

  • Kocoumbo, l’étudiant noir
  • Les fils de Kouretcha
  • Les Dépossédés
  • Le Sas des parvenus

Style & Themes

Literary Style
social realismdescriptive narrative
Recurring Motifs
identityurban vs ruralmigration and education

Legacy

Gérard Aké Loba was an Ivorian writer, diplomat and politician who won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1961. Known for works on colonialism and social dispossession, he was also active in local politics in Abidjan.

Archives

  • Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) authority data
  • WorldCat / OCLC record

Trivia

  • Won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1961.
  • Served as mayor of Abobo (Abidjan) from 1985 to 1990.