Noma Award for Publishing in Africa
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2005) Winner
Werewere Liking
ウェレウェレ・リキング
Werewere Liking
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1950-01-01 （Cameroon）
- Nationality
- Cameroon
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Cameroon (birth) → Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (resident)
Career
- Occupations
- stage performer, writer, playwright, performer
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Ki-Yi Mbock (theatre troupe), Ki-Yi Village (arts education centre)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Prince Claus Award | — | — | Prince Claus Fund | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Noma Award | La mémoire amputée | — | Noma Award committee | 受賞 |
Prince Claus Award
2000
Organization:
Prince Claus Fund
Result:
受賞
Noma Award
2005
Work:
La mémoire amputée
Organization:
Noma Award committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
La mémoire amputée
2004 short stories / novelA collection addressing themes of colonialism, truncated memory and the ruptures between individual and society.
memorycolonialismhistorical rupture
Translations
Elle sera de jaspe et de corail
1983 novel (song-novel)A song-novel narrated by an astute 'misovire' who writes a journal across nine themes, imagining a new people unburdened by patriarchy and colonial history.
feminismcritique of patriarchyresistance to colonialismidentity
Translations
- Translated by Marjolijn De Jager as "It shall be of jasper and coral; and, Love-across-a-hundred-lives" (University Press of Virginia, 2000)
La puissance de Um
1979 theatre / ritual theatreA play incorporating African oral traditions and ritual elements, exploring power and spirituality.
ritualoralitypower
Translations
- Translated by Jeanne Dingome as "African Ritual Theatre: The Power of Um and a New Earth" (International Scholars Pubs., 1997)
Une nouvelle terre
1980 theatreA play focusing on the creation of a new community and reimagining of the land.
communityrenewal
Bibliography
- La puissance de Um (1979)
- Une nouvelle terre (1980)
- Elle sera de jaspe et de corail (1983)
- La mémoire amputée (2004)
Translations of Works
- Elle sera de jaspe et de corail → English translation by Marjolijn De Jager (2000)
- La puissance de Um / Une nouvelle terre → English translation by Jeanne Dingome (1997)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- orally influenced, song-like proseexperimental structuresnarration grounded in feminist theory
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and lossfemale solidarityritual and performance
Legacy
Werewere Liking is a key figure in African theatre and literature, known for founding the Ki-Yi troupe and Ki-Yi Village for youth arts education, and for proposing the feminist theory 'misovirism'. She has received international recognition including the Prince Claus Award and the Noma Award.
Trivia
- Founded the Ki-Yi Mbock theatre troupe in 1980.
- Established the Ki-Yi Village in 1985 for youth arts education.
- Known for the feminist theory 'misovirism'.
- Received the Prince Claus Award (2000) and the Noma Award (2005).