Adamou Idé

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Adamou Idé (2014)

Adamou Idé (born November 22, 1951 in Niamey ) is a Nigerien writer .

Life and literary creation

Adamou Idé graduated from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne with a Maîtrise en droit . He also holds a degree in management from the Paris Institute International d'Administration Publique . Idé worked as a functionary for the Niger government and the Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique , the predecessor organization of the International Organization of the Francophonie . As an expert in vocational training and public service, he has taught at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration and at the Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey.

In 1981 Idé won the Prix ​​national de Poésie , a Nigerien prize for poetry. His first literary publication followed in 1984 with the collection of poems Cri inachevé . In addition to poetry , he dedicates himself to writing novels . He writes in French , the official language of Niger, and in his mother tongue, Songhai-Zarma . Against the background of the cultures and traditions of Niger, he shows undesirable social developments and injustices in his humanistic and often humorous works. In 1996 Adamou Idé was awarded the Prix ​​Boubou Hama national literature prize. He is also the bearer of the Knight's Cross of the Nigerien Order of Merit.

Works

  • Cri inachevé . Imprimerie Nationale du Niger, Niamey 1984.
  • Sur les terres de silence . L'Harmattan, Paris 1994, ISBN 2-7384-2571-2 .
  • Talibo, un enfant du quartier . L'Harmattan, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-7384-4311-7 .
  • Wa sappe ay se! Ministère de l'education de base I et de l'alphabétisation, Niamey 2003.
  • Misères et grandeurs ordinaires . La Cheminante, Hendaye 2008, ISBN 978-2-917598-00-9 .
  • Tous les blues ne donnent pas le cafard . With illustrations by Martine Nostron. La Cheminante, Ciboure 2009, ISBN 978-2-917598-05-4 .
  • Camisole de paille . La Cheminante, Ciboure 2011, ISBN 978-2-917598-24-5 .

literature

  • Jean-Dominique Pénel: Idé Adamou . In: Marie-Clotilde Jacquey (ed.): Littérature nigérienne (=  Notre librairie . No. 107 ). CLEF, Paris 1991, p. 131-135 .
  • Jean-Dominique Pénel, Amadou Maïlélé: Littérature du Niger. Rencontre . Volume II: Barkiré Alidou, Marcel Inné, Hima Adamou, Djibo Mayaki, Alhassane Danté, Soli Abdourhamane, Amadou Ousmane, Albert Issa, Boubé Zoumé, Idé Adamou. L'Harmattan, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-296-12859-0 , chap. Adamou Idé , S. 183-199 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Zoom on Adamou Idé. In: Nigerdiaspora. March 6, 2007, archived from the original on December 28, 2015 ; accessed on July 5, 2019 (French).
  2. ↑ a b Idé, Adamou. Southbank Center, accessed September 6, 2015 .
  3. ^ Biography of Adamou Idé. In: Africultures. Retrieved September 6, 2015 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Idé, Adamou
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerien writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Niamey