Grand Prix of Literary Associations
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2014) Winner
Tchicaya U Tam'si
チチャヤ・ウ・タムシ
Tchicaya U Tam'si
Aliases:
Gérald-Félix Tchicaya
Pen Names:
Tchicaya U Tam'si（Pen name meaning "small paper that speaks for its country" in Kikongo）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-08-25 （Mpili, French Equatorial Africa (now Republic of the Congo)）
- Died
- 1988-04-22 （Bazancourt, Oise, France） age 56
- Nationality
- Republic of the Congo
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- France (childhood and early career as a journalist) → Republic of the Congo (returned 1960, active) → France (later years; died 1988)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1955-1988
- Affiliations
- UNESCO (from 1961)
- Influenced By
- Surrealism
- Influenced
- African poets
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Grand Prix, World Festival of Negro Arts | — | — | World Festival of Negro Arts (Dakar) | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Grand Prix de la Mémoire (GPLA) | — | — | Grand Prix of Literary Associations (GPLA) | 受賞（追贈） |
Grand Prix, World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
Organization:
World Festival of Negro Arts (Dakar)
Result:
受賞
Grand Prix de la Mémoire (GPLA)
2014
Organization:
Grand Prix of Literary Associations (GPLA)
Result:
受賞（追贈）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Le Mauvais Sang
1955 PoetryAn early poetry collection with surrealist elements, exploring tensions between the individual and society.
SurrealismIndividual and society
Feu de brousse
1957 PoetryPoems weaving African life and vivid historical imagery.
African societyHistorical imagery
À triche-coeur
1958 PoetryContains poems concerned with emotion and community.
EmotionCommunity
Épitomé
1962 PoetryA collection of early 1960s poems with pronounced social critique.
Social critiquePost-colonial
Le Ventre
1964 PoetryUses powerful metaphors to depict society and history.
HistoryMetaphor
L'Arc musical
1970 PoetryPoems conscious of musicality, emphasizing form and rhythm.
MusicalityFormal aesthetics
La Veste d'intérieur suivi de Notes de veille
1977 PoetryA two-part collection including late poems.
IntrospectionSocial depiction
Les Cancrelats
1980 PoetryDepicts the modern era with distinctive metaphors and critical perspective.
Contemporary critiqueMetaphor
Ces fruits si doux de l'arbre à pain
1990 Poetry (posthumous collection)Posthumous collection containing remaining poems and fragments.
Posthumous worksReminiscence
Bibliography
- Le Mauvais Sang (1955)
- Feu de brousse (1957)
- À triche-coeur (1958)
- Épitomé (1962)
- Le Ventre (1964)
- L'Arc musical (1970)
- La Veste d'intérieur suivi de Notes de veille (1977)
- Les Cancrelats (1980)
- Ces fruits si doux de l'arbre à pain (1990, posthumous)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Incorporates surrealist elements with vivid imagery and symbolismPoetic style emphasizing rhythm and musicality
- Recurring Motifs
- Historical imageryDepictions of African societyIntrospection and memory
Legacy
One of the major Congolese poets, influential in African poetry through surrealist techniques and striking historical imagery. The Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry, named after him, has been awarded biennially in Asilah, Morocco since 1989.
Trivia
- Pen name "Tchicaya U Tam'si" means "small paper that speaks for its country" in Kikongo.
- Won the Grand Prix at the first World Festival of Negro Arts in Dakar in 1966.
- Since 1989 the Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry has been awarded biennially in Asilah, Morocco.
- Died in Bazancourt, France in 1988.