Josué Guébo
Josué Yoroba Guébo, or Josué Guébo (born July 21, 1972), is an Ivorian academic and man of letters. A major figure of African contemporary poetry, he is also a short story writer, playwright, essayist and author of children's literature. 6th President of the Ivoirian Writers' Association (AECI), he is the recipient of the Bernard Dadié Grand Prize and the U Tam'si Prize.
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Josué Guébo
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- Name
- Josué Guébo
- Birth Name
- Josué Yoroba Guébo
- Born
- 21 July 1972
- Birthplace
- Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
- Awards
- *Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry 2014
- Nationality
- Ivory Coast
- Occupation
- poet · university teacher · writer
- Fields
- literature
- Education
- Abidjan
- Known for
- Think of Lampedusa · Aux chemins de Babo Naki
- Honours
- Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African poetry · Bernard Dadié National Grand Prize for Literature
- Languages
- French
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Josué Yoroba Guébo, or Josué Guébo (born July 21, 1972), is an Ivorian academic and man of letters. A major figure of African contemporary poetry, he is also a short story writer, playwright, essayist and author of children's literature. 6th President of the Ivoirian Writers' Association (AECI), he is the recipient of the Bernard Dadié Grand Prize and the U Tam'si Prize.
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Josué Guébo (born 1972) is a poet, university teacher and writer and a national of Ivory Coast. The poet was born in Abidjan.
Josué Guébo studied at Abidjan. The poet worked for Félix Houphouët Boigny University and held the position of president. Josué Guébo is active in literature.
Works include Aux chemins de Babo Naki and Think of Lampedusa. Languages used include French. The poet received Bernard Dadié National Grand Prize for Literature and Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African poetry.
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A philosopher, he is the founder and Chairman of the Ivoirian Society of Transhumanism (SIVOT).
Josué Guébo studied at Abidjan. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is literature. Employment is recorded with Félix Houphouët Boigny University. Positions recorded include president. Works named in the authority record are Think of Lampedusa and Aux chemins de Babo Naki. Distinctions recorded are Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African poetry and Bernard Dadié National Grand Prize for Literature.
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• Name — Josué Guébo • Birth Name — Josué Yoroba Guébo • Born — 21 July 1972 • Birthplace — Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire • Awards — *Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry 2014 • Bernard Dadié Grand Prize 2017
Biography
Biography
Josué Yoroba Guébo was born on July 21, 1972, in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. He started writing poetry while still young. He wrote his first poem when he was twelve or thirteen years old. His interest for literature led him to read the works of Aimé Césaire or those of Paul Verlaine. He was also influenced by the great African writers he discovered during his school and university course. Holder of a PhD in History and Philosophy of Sciences, Josué Guébo is also teacher-researcher.
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• 2012: Knight of the Ivorian Cultural Merit
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1972
Josué Guébo was born on 21 July 1972.
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Literary awards
• 1998: Award of RFI writing contest " 3 heures pour écrire " (3 hours to write); • 2000: First AECI National Poetry Prize for " Noël, un fusil nous est né " (Christmas, a gun is born to us); • 2007: First Prize in Poetry " Les Manuscrits d'or " for " C'était hier " (That Was Yesterday); • 2007: First Prize in Short Stories " Les Manuscrits d'or " for " Confidences d'une pièce de 25 Francs " (Confessions of a 25 francs coin); • 2014: Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry for Think of Lampedusa; • 2017: Bernard Dadié national grand prize for literature for Aux chemins de Babo Naki (Babo Naki's paths).
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- 2009: L'or n'a jamais été un métal (Vallesse, Abidjan);
- 2010: D'un mâle quelconque (Apopsix, Paris);
- 2011: Carnet de doute (Panafrika/Silex/Nouvelles du sud, Dakar);
- 2011: Mon pays, ce soir (Panafrika/Silex/Nouvelles du sud, Dakar);
- 2014: Songe à Lampedusa (Panafrika/Silex/Nouvelles du sud, Paris);
- 2015: L’Enfant qui disparaît est une lettre d’alphabet (Panafrika/Silex/Nouvelles du sud, Paris);
- 2015: Dapidahoun, chantiers d'espérances (Les Editions du Net);
- 2016: My country, tonight (Action Books), translated by Todd Fredson;
- 2016: Aux chemins de Babo Naki (l'Harmattan, Paris);
- 2017: Think of Lampedusa (ImprintUniversity of Nebraska Press), Introduction by John Keene, translated by Todd Fredson;
- 2013: Le père Noël aime l'attiéké (Les classiques ivoiriens);
- 2018: Le père Noël danse le Ziglibity (Eburnie édition);
- 2018: Pourquoi l'homme, le chien et le chat parlent des langues différentes (Eburnie édition);
- 2018: Destins de clandestins (Vallesse édition).
- 2015: Une histoire de l'objectivité : L’objectivité dans les sciences, de Parménide à l’intelligence artificielle (Presses Académiques Francophones);
- 2016: Les Sommeils des indépendances, Chroniques pour une Afrique intégrée (Harmattan Côte-d'Ivoire);
- 2016: Dictionnaire des mots et expressions du français ivoirien (l'Harmattan, Paris);
- 2018: Chroniques africaines et aphorismes (Dhart, Québec).
- 2016: Le blues des oranges (Les Editions du Net).
- 2007: La paix par l'écriture (Vallesse, Abidjan);
- 2010: Des paroles de Côte d'Ivoire pour Haïti, notre devoir de solidarité (Ceda/Nei);
- 2013: Monsieur Mandela (Panafrika/Silex/Nouvelles du sud, Paris);
- 2015: Ce soir quand tu verras Patrice (Panafrika/Silex/Nouvelles du sud, Paris);
- 2017: Africa Study Bible, NLT (Tyndale house, Carol Stream, Illinois);
- 2019: Dadié, l'homme de tous les continents. Cent écrivains du monde rendent hommage au centenaire vivant (Édtitions Eburnie, Abidjan).
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Josué Guébo worked in literature. He was employed by Félix Houphouët Boigny University. Recorded position is president. Guébo received Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African poetry and Bernard Dadié National Grand Prize for Literature. Recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded as having received Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African poetry and Bernard Dadié National Grand Prize for Literature.
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