Ferdinand Oyono
Ferdinand Léopold Oyono (born September 14, 1929 in Ebolowa , † June 10, 2010 in Yaoundé ) was a Cameroonian writer and politician.
Life
Ferdinand Oyono attended a French mission school and graduated from high school in Provins , France . He then studied law and political science at the Sorbonne . In 1960 he entered the diplomatic service of Cameroon and from 1965 was ambassador to Liberia and the Benelux countries and finally to Paris for Spain , Italy , Morocco , Algeria and Tunisia . In 1974 he became permanent representative to the United Nations , from 1982 again ambassador to Algeria, Libya , Great Britain and Scandinavia . In 1985 he was appointed Secretary General of President Paul Biya , then Minister. From 1992 to 1997 he was Foreign Minister, 1997 to 2007 he was Minister for Culture. Oyono was married and had three children.
Ferdinand Oyono's three novels, which were published between 1956 and 1960, are highlights of anti-colonial literature . In contrast to what was customary at the time of the Négritude , they are not written in a denouncing tone. Neither do they look back on the pre-colonial history of Africa excessively idealistically, but rather they depict the time of colonialism in a humorous and ironic way.
Works
- Une Vie de Boy (1956, German fleeting trace Tundi Ondua 1958)
- Le Vieux nègre et la Médaille (1956, German The old man and the medal 1957)
- Le Chemin d'Europe (1960)
Web links
- Literature by and about Ferdinand Oyono in the catalog of the German National Library
- Presentation of the minister
Individual evidence
- ^ TV5 Moons: Cameroun: décès de l'écrivain et ex-ministre Ferdinand Oyono , June 10, 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oyono, Ferdinand |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oyono, Ferdinand Léopold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cameroonian writer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ebolowa |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 2010 |
| Place of death | Yaoundé |