Simone Kaya
Simone Kaya (* 1937 in Bouaflé , Ivory Coast ; † June 7, 2007 in Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso ) was a writer from the Ivory Coast.
Life
Kaya's ancestors come from what is now Burkina Faso . Her father was from Ouagadougou .
Kaya spent her childhood with three sisters and four brothers in her native Bouaflé. Her father sent her to the school in Bocanda . At the age of 13 she continued her education in France . After completing her training as a nurse, she moved to Brazzaville and later to Yaoundé .
After that she lived in Abidjan , also Ivory Coast , with two of her four adult children. In addition to her writing, she also worked as a nurse and social worker in the hospital.
Works
- Les Danseuses d'Impé-eya, jeunes filles ô Abidjan ( German The Impé-eya dancers, young girls in Abidjan ). INADES, Abidjan 1976 (autobiography).
- Le Prix d'une vie ( German The price of a life ). CEDA, Abidjan 1984, ISBN 2-86394-081-3 (novella).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaya, Simone |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ivorian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bouaflé , Ivory Coast |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 2007 |
| Place of death | Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso |