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Léonora Miano
Writing award-winning fiction about African histories and lives between cultures.
Contours du jour qui vient · La Saison de l’ombre
- Born
- 12 March 1973
- Birthplace
- Douala, Cameroon
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Léonora Miano
Léonora Miano is a Cameroonian writer of novels, essays and theatre. Her work examines memory, slavery and the experiences of people connecting Africa and Europe.
Early life
Douala
Was born and grew up in Cameroon.
Literary studies
Moved to France in 1991 to study American literature.
Career
- 2005
First novel
Published L’Intérieur de la nuit, later translated as Dark Heart of the Night.
- 2013
Prix Femina
Won the French literary prize for La Saison de l’ombre.
- 2018
Theatre adaptation
Her Révélation was staged by Japanese director Satoshi Miyagi.
Selected work
Contours du jour qui vient
Won the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens.
La Saison de l’ombre
Examined a community confronting the beginnings of the slave trade.
Rouge impératrice
Imagined a future African society.
Beyond work
Afropean identity
Her essays explore belonging that crosses African and European experience.
Collective writing
Edited Volcaniques, bringing together stories by women writers.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Institutional source ↗Photo: Georges Seguin ( Okki ). CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
