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Edition 46 (1993) Winner
Maurice Bandaman
モーリス・バンダマン
Maurice Bandaman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962-04-19 （Toumodi, Ivory Coast）
- Nationality
- Ivory Coast
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Toumodi (birthplace) → Abidjan (professional base)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist, playwright, politician
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Writers' Association of Côte d'Ivoire (AECI)
- Memberships
- Writers' Association of Côte d'Ivoire (AECI)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire | — | — | — | winner |
Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire
1993
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Une femme pour une médaille (short stories)
Short storiesA collection of short stories addressing women and social issues.
womensocial issues
Même au Paradis, on pleure quelquefois
2000 NovelA novel exploring loss and hope under the motif that even in paradise one sometimes cries.
losshopehuman relationships
La bible Et le fusil
NovelA work dealing with themes of religion and violence.
religionviolenceethics
Le fils de la femme-mâle
NovelA novel that questions gender and family roles.
genderfamilyidentity
L'amour est toujours ailleurs
NovelA work depicting absence and misunderstandings in love.
loveloneliness
Côte d'Ivoire: chronique d'une guerre annoncée
Reportage / Social commentaryA work describing the conflict and social situation in Côte d'Ivoire.
warpoliticssociety
La Terre qui pleure (theatre)
1998 Theatre / PlayA play that was finalist in an RFI contest; addresses land and loss.
landlosscommunity
Sikagnima, La fille aux larmes d'or (children's book)
Children's bookA children's story with elements of folklore.
folklorecoming of age
Nouvelles chansons d'amour (poetry)
PoetryA poetry collection focused on love.
loveemotion
Bibliography
- Une femme pour une médaille (short stories)
- Même au Paradis, on pleure quelquefois
- La bible Et le fusil
- Le fils de la femme-mâle
- L'amour est toujours ailleurs
- Côte d'Ivoire: chronique d'une guerre annoncée
- La Terre qui pleure (theatre)
- Au nom de la terre (theatre)
- Nouvelles chansons d'amour (poetry)
- Sikagnima, La fille aux larmes d'or (children's book)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Direct prose addressing social and political themesOccasional use of allegorical and symbolic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- land and homelandwar and conflictfamily and gender questionsloss and hope
Legacy
Maurice Bandaman is one of Ivory Coast's notable writers; his 1993 Grand prix award, presidency of the Writers' Association (2000–2004), and service as Minister of Culture and Francophonie have given him influence in both literature and cultural policy. His work has been the subject of academic study on modern African aesthetics.
Academic Societies
- Writers' Association of Côte d'Ivoire (AECI)
Trivia
- Won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1993.
- Served as President of the Writers' Association of Côte d'Ivoire (AECI) from 2000 to 2004.
- Joined the government as Minister of Culture and Francophonie in 2011.