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Edition 28 (1982) Winner
Titinga Frédéric Pacéré
ティティンガ・フレデリック・パセレ
Titinga Frédéric Pacéré
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-12-31
- Died
- 2024-11-08 age 80
- Nationality
- Burkinabé
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Abidjan, Ivory Coast → Manega, Burkina Faso → Ouagadougou (residence/history)
Career
- Occupations
- solicitor, writer, poet, historian, griot, museum founder/curator
- Active Years
- 1966-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Abidjan (now Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny) | — | — | — | — | Ivory Coast |
University of Abidjan (now Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny)
Country:
Ivory Coast
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Grand Prix Littéraire d'Afrique Noire | Poèmes pour l'Angola; La Poésie des griots | — | Grand Prix Littéraire d'Afrique Noire | winner |
| — | Medal of Honour of the Association of French-speaking Writers (A.D.E.L.F.) | — | — | Association of French-speaking Writers (ADELF) | recipient |
Grand Prix Littéraire d'Afrique Noire
1982
Work:
Poèmes pour l'Angola; La Poésie des griots
Organization:
Grand Prix Littéraire d'Afrique Noire
Result:
winner
Medal of Honour of the Association of French-speaking Writers (A.D.E.L.F.)
Organization:
Association of French-speaking Writers (ADELF)
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ça tire sous le Sahel
1976 PoetryA poetry collection depicting the landscapes and social life of the Sahel, addressing instability and everyday existence.
Sahelsocietyhistory
Refrains sous le Sahel
1976 PoetryUses recurring motifs to poetically express the soundscape and voices of the Sahel region.
traditionnatureorality
Quand s'envolent les grues couronnées
1976 PoetryA collection of poems layering symbolic images about human-nature relations and the plight of migrants.
movementlossnature
La Poésie des griots
1983 Poetry / Oral literatureAnalyzes the tradition and forms of griot poetry, discussing the aesthetics and role of oral literature.
oral traditionmemorycultural transmission
Poèmes pour l'Angola
1983 PoetryA poetry collection themed on Angola's liberation struggle and solidarity, emphasizing pan-African solidarity.
liberationsolidaritypolitics
Ainsi on a assassiné tous les Mossé
1979 EssayAn essay discussing the Mossi society and the destruction of their civilization through colonization, introducing the concept of 'anti-history'.
colonialismcultural destructiontheory of history
Bibliography
- Ça tire sous le Sahel (1976)
- Refrains sous le Sahel (1976)
- Quand s'envolent les grues couronnées (1976)
- Ainsi on a assassiné tous les Mossé (1979; reissued 1994)
- La Poésie des griots (1983)
- Poèmes pour l'Angola (1983)
- Du lait pour une tombe (1984)
- Le langage des tam-tams et des masques en Afrique (1992)
- Saglego, la poésie du tam-tam (1994)
- Over twenty books published; more than 60 volumes in total
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- oral-literary narrativepoetic use of symbolic imageryincorporation of anthropological and historical perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- Sahel landscapestam-tam (drums) and masksmemory and transmissioncritique of colonialism
Legacy
A major cultural figure from Burkina Faso who linked griot traditions with modern literature. Founder of the Musée de Manega, he contributed to the preservation and promotion of Mossi culture and received international recognition, including the 1982 Grand Prix Littéraire d'Afrique Noire.
Museums
- Musée de Manega Manega, Burkina Faso
Academic Societies
- ADELF (Association of French-speaking Writers)
Archives
- Fondation Pacere
Trivia
- Founder and curator of the Musée de Manega.
- Worked as a solicitor alongside his cultural and literary activities.
- Authored over twenty books and published more than 60 volumes in total.
- Won the 1982 Grand Prix Littéraire d'Afrique Noire.
- Died on 8 November 2024 at the age of 80.