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Congolese poet and writer In this Congolese name, the surname is Faïk-Nzuji and the post-surname is Madiya.

Clémentine Faïk-Nzuji Madiya (born Clémentine Nzuji, 21 January 1944), is a Congolese poet and writer. She was born in Tshofa, Kabinda District in the Belgian Congo. Albert S. Gérard calls her "the first poet of real significance" among a group of African writers who emerged in the late 1960s; she was also the first female writer in the Belgian Congo.

Background and early life

She graduated from Lovanium University.

She also holds a doctorate in African studies from the University of Paris.

Nzuji is married and is the mother of five children, and many of her poems refer to her family.

Literary activities

In 1964, she founded the Pléiade du Congo, a literary group in Kinshasa, and headed and helped found the International Centre for African Languages, Literatures and Traditions in favour of Development (CILTADE) at the Catholic University of Louvain. She has made important contributions in the study of Bantu linguistics and oral literature. She is also an award-winning author of short stories and poetry.

Bibliography

  • Murmures . Kinshasa: Lettres Congolaises, 1968. (15p.). Poetry.
  • Kasalà. Kinshasa: Editions Mandore, 1969. (45p.). Poetry.
  • Le temps des amants . Kinshasa: Editions Mandore, 1969. (54p.). Poetry.
  • Énigmes lubas = Nshinga : étude structurale. Kinshasa: Éditions de l'Université Lovanium, 1970. (169p.). Riddles
  • Lianes . Kinshasa: Editions du Mont noir, 1971. (Series Jeune littérature no. 4) (31p.). Poetry.
  • Lenga et autres contes d'inspiration traditionnelle [Lenga and other traditional stories. Lubumbashi: Editions Saint-Paul Afrique, 1976. (80p.). Tales.
  • Gestes interrompus . Lubumbashi: Editions Mandore, 1976. (49p.). (n.p.). Poetry.
  • Cité de l'abondance . Unpublished. Won the only prize at the 1986 annual Competition of the Overseas Royal Academy, Brussels. Short story.
  • Frisson de la mémoire in Cluzeau Fiancée à vendre et treize autres nouvelles . Saint-Maur: SEPIA, 1993. (pp. 203–229). Short story.
  • Tracing Memory. A Glossary of Graphic Signs and Symbols in African Art and Culture, Canadian Museum of Civilization—Hull/Louvain-la-Neuve, International Centre for African Languages, Literature and Tradition.

References

  1. ^ University of West Australia bio Archived 7 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Gérard, Albert S. (1986), European-language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa, Comparative history of literatures in European languages, vol. 6, John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 546, ISBN 978-963-05-3832-9.
  3. Jahn, Janheinz; Schild, Ulla; Seiler, Almut Nordmann (1972), "Nzuji, Clémentine", Who's who in African literature: biographies, works, commentaries, H. Erdmann, p. 183, ISBN 978-3-7711-0153-4.
  4. "Clémentine Faïk-Nzuji". Archived from the original on 23 March 2019.
  5. ^ Spleth, Janice (2003), "Nzuji, Clémentine Madiya", in Gikandi, Simon (ed.), Encyclopedia of African literature, Taylor & Francis, p. 401, ISBN 978-0-415-23019-3.
  6. Middleton, John (1997), Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara, vol. 4, C. Scribner's Sons, p. 194, ISBN 978-0-684-80466-8.
  7. Énigmes lubas = Nshinga : étude structurale. WorldCat. OCLC 1086752. Retrieved 26 October 2016 – via www.worldcat.org.

Further reading

  • Zents, Ronda Davis (2000), Poetry as empowerment: a study of the poetic images and poetic language in the works of Clémentine Madiya Faïk-Nzuji, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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