Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1990) Winner
Jean-Luc Raharimanana
ジャン＝リュック・ラハリマナナ
Jan-Ryukku Raharimanana
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967-06-26 （Antananarivo, Madagascar）
- Nationality
- Malagasy
- Languages
- French, Malagasy
- Residence History
- Antananarivo (birthplace) → Paris (resident)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist, poet, playwright, journalist, French teacher
- Active Years
- 1989-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Antananarivo | — | — | — | — | Madagascar |
| University of Paris (Sorbonne) | Ethnolinguistics | — | — | — | France |
| Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) | — | — | — | — | France |
University of Antananarivo
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
Madagascar
After graduation received a stipend to study in France
University of Paris (Sorbonne)
Ethnolinguistics
Country:
France
Studied ethnolinguistics
Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO)
Country:
France
Attended following studies at the Sorbonne
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo Award for Poetry | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Tardivat International Award For Best French Language Fiction | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Tchicaya-U'Tamsi Prize | Le prophète et le président | 演劇 | Inter-African theatre competition | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Great Fiction Prize of Madagascar (ADELF) | Rêves sous le linceul | — | ADELF | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Salon du Livre insulaire de Ouessant Poetry Award | Les cauchemars du gecko | 詩 | Salon du Livre insulaire | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Prix Jacques Lacarrière | Revenir | — | — | 受賞 |
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo Award for Poetry
1987
Result:
受賞
Tardivat International Award For Best French Language Fiction
1989
Result:
受賞
Tchicaya-U'Tamsi Prize
1990
Work:
Le prophète et le président
Category:
演劇
Organization:
Inter-African theatre competition
Result:
受賞
Great Fiction Prize of Madagascar (ADELF)
1998
Work:
Rêves sous le linceul
Organization:
ADELF
Result:
受賞
Salon du Livre insulaire de Ouessant Poetry Award
2011
Work:
Les cauchemars du gecko
Category:
詩
Organization:
Salon du Livre insulaire
Result:
受賞
Prix Jacques Lacarrière
2018
Work:
Revenir
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Le lépreux et dix-neuf autres nouvelles
1992 short story collectionEarly short-story collection addressing poverty and oppression in Madagascar.
povertysocial oppression
Lucarne
1996 short fictionCollection intertwining personal and political memory.
memorypolitics
Rêves sous le linceul
1998 short story collectionShort stories dealing with violence and loss; winner of ADELF's Great Fiction Prize in 1998.
violencelosshistory
L'arbre anthropophage
2004 short story collectionCollection including accounts of his father's arrest and political persecution; depicts Madagascar's modern history and violence.
political persecutionfamilyhistory
Adaptations
- [film (documentary)] Gouttes d’encre sur l’île rouge / Randianina Ravoajanahary, Vincent Wable (2004)
Nour, 1947
2001 novelA novel weaving historical background, addressing colonial-era tensions.
colonialismethnicityhistory
Za
2008 novelNovel exploring city life, memory, and personal journeys.
urban lifememoryindividual
Revenir
2018 novelWork about return, memory, and collective trauma; awarded the Prix Jacques Lacarrière in 2018.
returnmemorytrauma
Les cauchemars du gecko
2011 poetryPoetry addressing anxieties and memories of Malagasy society; won the Ouessant island poetry prize in 2011.
anxietymemorysocial critique
Bibliography
- Le lépreux et dix-neuf autres nouvelles (1992)
- Lucarne (1996)
- Rêves sous le linceul (1998)
- Landisoa and the three pebbles (2001)
- Nour, 1947 (2001)
- L'arbre anthropophage (2004)
- Za (2008)
- Les cauchemars du gecko (2011)
- Enlacement(s) (2012)
- Empreintes (2015)
- Revenir (2018)
Adaptations
- Gouttes d’encre sur l’île rouge (documentary)
- Multiple theatre adaptations (e.g. Le prophète et le président)
Translations of Works
- German
- English
- Italian
- Spanish
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- violent and lyrical prosedirect engagement with political and social realities
- Recurring Motifs
- povertyoppression and violencememory and historyexile and return
Legacy
An important contemporary writer from Madagascar, Raharimanana is internationally recognized within the Francophone world for his lyrical yet violent treatment of political repression, colonial history, and poverty. His plays have been staged and his work adapted to film; translations exist in several languages.
In Popular Culture
- Subject of the 2004 documentary film 'Gouttes d’encre sur l’île rouge'
Trivia
- His 1990 play 'Le prophète et le président' was banned from performance in Madagascar for political reasons.
- In 2002 his father Vénance Raharimanana was arrested and tortured; this experience influenced the collection 'L'arbre anthropophage'.
- His works have been translated into German, English, Italian and Spanish.
- He currently lives in Paris.