Bania Mahamadou Say

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Bania Mahamadou Say (born June 12, 1935 in Tillakaïna , † January 21, 2005 in Niamey ) was a Nigerien author .

Life

Bania Mahamadou Say trained as a teacher and studied administration, finance and accounting at the Institut des hautes études d'Outre-Mer in Paris . He first worked as a teacher and later became director of the budget office in the Treasury. Say played a key role in shaping the Samariya's cultural program . The Samariya were nationwide youth organizations with which the Supreme Military Council, ruling from 1974 to 1989, wanted to promote the establishment of its social model of the "development society".

Say published his poetry collection Algaïta in 1980 , which would remain his biggest hit with audiences, although he maintained some popularity as a person in later years. For many years he was president of the Nigerien Association des Écrivains Nigériens (AEN). Say wrote several lyrical and philosophical works inspired by ancient traditions and, along with Kélétigui Mariko, is considered to be the most important representative of this movement in Nigerien literature, which succeeds Boubou Hamas . He dabbled in different genres and genres . In addition to lyrical works, he created epic works, youth literature such as satires . He also wrote an Anglo-French Niger book from the national tourism office and a guide for members of the ruling CDS-Rahama party .

Bania Mahamadou Say died at the age of 69 as a result of an illness in Niamey National Hospital .

Works

  • Algaïta. Trente et un poèmes du Niger . Imprimerie Nationale du Niger, Niamey 1980.
  • La samaria . Editogo, Lomé 1981.
  • Le voyage d'Hamado . With illustrations by Bernard Dufossé . Nouvelles éditions africaines, Abidjan / Dakar / Lomé 1981.
  • Le Niger et ses Merveilles = Niger and its Wonders . Brunaud / Office national du tourisme, Lyon / Niamey 1989.
  • Gabdi. Satire . With illustrations by Alassane Aguelasse . Nouvelle Imprimerie du Niger, Niamey 1990.
  • Akosombo, le festin des sorciers . Echos d'Afrique, Lomé 1991.
  • A la recherche d'une littérature positive . In: Marie-Clotilde Jacquey (ed.): Littérature nigérienne (=  Notre librairie . No. 107 ). CLEF, Paris 1991, p. 145-146 .
  • CDS-Rahama, Convention démocratique et sociale. Le guide du militant pour le change . Nouvelle Imprimerie du Niger, Niamey 1994.
  • Entretien avec des Nigériens d'Accra . Tunde, Cotonou 1998.
  • Les contes et legends de Zaïda ma mère . Editions Daouda, Niamey 2010.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Moussa Mahamadou, Issoufou Rayalhouna: Anthology de la littérature écrite Nigérienne d'expression française . Sépia, Saint-Maur 1996, ISBN 2-907888-50-1 , pp. 159 .
  2. ^ A b Abdourahmane Idrissa, Samuel Decalo: Historical Dictionary of Niger . 4th edition. Scarecrow, Plymouth 2012, ISBN 978-0-8108-6094-0 , pp. 305 and 400 .
  3. ↑ a b Bania Mahamadou Say. Le poète s'est éteint! In: PlaneteAfrique. January 29, 2005, accessed October 14, 2018 (French).
  4. ↑ Oumarou Kadry Koda: Nigérienne Littérature. Vers la fin de la très longue hibernation des associations d'écrivains? In: Fofo Mag. June 7, 2015, accessed on October 14, 2018 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Say, Bania Mahamadou
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerien author
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Tillakaïna
DATE OF DEATH January 21, 2005
Place of death Niamey