Anne-Marie Adiaffi
Anne-Marie Adiaffi (1951–1994) was an Ivorian writer who gained fame in 1983 with her novel Une vie hypothéquée (A Mortgaged Life). Anne-Marie Adiaffi was born in 1951 in Abengourou, Adiaffi was educated in Côte d'Ivoire schools before studying in Marseille and ultimately in Dakar, where she received a diploma as a bilingual secretary. After first working in a bank, she joined the publishing house Novelles Éditions Africaines in 1983.
Anne-Marie Adiaffi
- Born
- 1951 · Abengourou.
- Died
- 1994 · Abidjan.
- Nationality
- Ivory Coast
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages
- French
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Anne-Marie Adiaffi appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a writer (21 March 1951 – 1994).
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Anne-Marie Adiaffi was born on 21 March 1951 in Abengourou. Anne-Marie Adiaffi died in 1994 in Abidjan.
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Born at Abengourou in 1951, died in Abidjan in 1994.
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- 1.Encyclopedia of African Literature. Routledge. 2 septembre 2003. 978-1-134-58223-5.
- 2.Anne-Marie Adiaffi. University of Western Australia.
- 3.Anne-Marie and Jean-Marie Adiaffi: Literary Siblings of Ivorian Letters. Oloyede.com.ng. 26 juin 2025.
- 4.Romancières africaines d'expression française : le Sud du Sahara. L'Harmattan. 1994. 978-2-7384-2472-3.
- 5.Jean-Marie Volet, « Romancières francophones d'Afrique noire : vingt ans d'activité littéraire à découvrir », The French Review, vol. 65, n° 5, avril 1992, pp. 765-773.
- 6.Mamari. La Vie hypotéquée Premier roman d'Anne-Marie Adiaffi. Amina. 139. 16-17. septembre 1989.
- 7.Isäie Biton Koulibaly. Un nouveau livre d'Anne-Marie Adiaffi, La Ligne brisée. Amina. 233. 56-57. septembre 1989.
- 8.Adiaffi Anne-Marie. aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au.
- 9.Alexandre Tano Kan Koffi. Littérature.ci. revue scientifique. 21 Septembre 2024. libre.
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