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Kangni Alem

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Kangni Alem
BornKangni Alemdjrodo
April 21, 1966
Lome, Togo
LanguageFrench
Notable awardsGrand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire

Williams Sassine literary prize, 3rd prize

Tchicaya U'Tamsi prize

Kangni Alem (born 21 April 1966 in Lomé) is a Togolese writer, translator and literary critic . He is also a playwright and director, who in 1989 founded the Atelier Théâtre de Lomé ("Theatre Workshop of Lomé").[1] In 2003, he received the Great Literary Prize of Black Africa for his book, Cola Cola jazz. Also of note is his short story collections such as La gazelle s'agenouille pour pleurer.[2]

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  1. ^ "Kangni Alem: avocat, levez-vous!" (in French). Lexpress.fr/. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. ^ King, Adele (2004). From Africa: New Francophone Stories. U of Nebraska Press. p. 139. ISBN 0-8032-2758-2.
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