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Edition 38 (1987) Winner
Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard
ジャン＝バティスト・タティ＝ルタール
Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-12-15 （Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo）
- Died
- 2009-07-04 （Paris, France） age 70
- Nationality
- Congolese
- Languages
- French
Career
- Occupations
- Politician, Poet, Writer, Educator
- Active Years
- 1968-2009
- Influenced By
- Tchicaya U Tam’si, Emmanuel Dongala
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bordeaux | — | Modern Literature / Italian | 学位取得（詳細不明） | 1960–1964 | France |
| Chaminade High School (Brazzaville) | — | — | — | 1950s–1960s | Republic of the Congo |
University of Bordeaux
Modern Literature / Italian
Degree:
学位取得（詳細不明）
Period:
1960–1964
Year of Graduation:
1964
Country:
France
Obtained degrees in modern literature and Italian in 1964
Chaminade High School (Brazzaville)
Period:
1950s–1960s
Country:
Republic of the Congo
Attended Marianist school in Brazzaville
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Prix des Lettres Africaines Alioune Diop | New Congolese Chronicles | — | Alioune Diop African Letters Prize (organizer unspecified) | 受賞 |
| 1987 | All Africa Okigbo Prize for Poetry | La Tradition du Songe (The Tradition of Dreams) | 詩 | All Africa / Okigbo Prize | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Black African Literary Grand Prix | The Story of Death | — | Organizer unspecified | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Prix Simba | Body of work | — | Organizer unspecified | 受賞 |
Prix des Lettres Africaines Alioune Diop
1982
Work:
New Congolese Chronicles
Organization:
Alioune Diop African Letters Prize (organizer unspecified)
Result:
受賞
All Africa Okigbo Prize for Poetry
1987
Work:
La Tradition du Songe (The Tradition of Dreams)
Category:
詩
Organization:
All Africa / Okigbo Prize
Result:
受賞
Black African Literary Grand Prix
1987
Work:
The Story of Death
Organization:
Organizer unspecified
Result:
受賞
Prix Simba
1982
Work:
Body of work
Organization:
Organizer unspecified
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1999) Winner
Works
Major Works
Poèmes de la Mer
1968 PoetryAn early poetry collection themed on the sea, exploring relations between the individual and the community through maritime imagery.
SeaMemoryCommunity
Les Racines congolaises
1968 PoetryA poetry collection addressing roots and identity, set against the backdrop of post-independence Congolese society.
IdentityHistorySocial change
La Tradition du Songe
1985 PoetryA collection of poems centered on dreams and tradition, using symbolic language to depict inner life and society.
DreamsTraditionExistence
The Story of Death
1987 Prose / Short poetic narrativesA work themed on death, containing allegorical and poetic narratives about human existence and its end.
DeathAllegoryOntology
New Congolese Chronicles
1980 Short storiesA collection of short stories analyzing post-independence Congolese society, addressing cronyism, corruption, unemployment, and migration.
Social critiqueMigrationCorruption
Bibliography
- Poèmes de la Mer (1968)
- Les Racines congolaises (1968)
- L’Envers du Soleil (1970)
- Les Normes du Temps (1974)
- Les Feux de la Planète (1977)
- Nouvelles chroniques Congolaises (1980)
- Le Dialogue des Plateaux (1982)
- La Tradition du Songe (1985)
- Le Récit de la Mort (1987)
- Le Serpent austral (1992)
- L’Ordre des Phénomènes (1996)
- Le Palmier-lyre (1998)
- Fantasmagories (1998)
- Oeuvres poétiques, Présence Africaine (2007)
Translations of Works
- Included in The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry (1998)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Symbolic and lyrical poetic styleInterweaving personal interiority and social reality
- Recurring Motifs
- SeaDreamsDeathMemoryPost-colonial society
Health
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Undisclosed illness2009年6月–2009年7月Treated in Paris in June 2009 for an undisclosed illness and subsequently died there in July 2009.
Legacy
Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard was one of the leading poets of the Republic of the Congo and a long-serving politician. Through his poetry he explored post-colonial issues, human existence, and motifs such as dreams and the sea; his work gained recognition and inclusion in international anthologies of African literature.
Trivia
- Served as Minister of Hydrocarbons in the Republic of the Congo from 1997 to 2009.
- Founder and president of the Action Movement for Renewal (MAR).
- Included in The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry (1984) as one of Congo's representative poets.