Michèle Rakotoson

• Name — Michèle Rakotoson • Born — June 14, 1948 • Birthplace — Antananarivo • Citizenship — Madagascar • Occupation — Journalist, playwright, writer • Awards — Grand prix de la francophonie (2012) Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique (2023)

Michèle Rakotoson began her career in Madagascar as a literature teacher and a director. She moved to France in 1983 and earned a DEA in sociology. In Paris, she worked as a journalist for Radio France Internationale (RFI), France Culture, and La Première (French TV network). She coordinated literary events and promoted African voices in French media. In 2010 she reterned to Madagascar, and co-created the Projet Slam Jazz. She co-founded the Bokiko initiative to support young Malagasy writers. Rakotoson has been active in cultural and political advocacy both in Madagascar and France. Her work explores themes like colonization, memory, identity, and environmental justice.

• Dadabe: et autres nouvelles (1984) • Le bain des reliques: roman malgache (1988) • La Maison morte (The Dead House) (play, 1991) • Elle, au printemps: roman (1996) • Henoÿ – Fragments en écorce (1998) • Lalana: roman (2002) • Juillet au pays: recit (2007) • Tovonay, l'enfant du Sud: roman (2010) • Passeport pour Antananarivo: Tana la belle: recit (2011) • Madame à la campagne: Chroniques malgaches (2015) • Ambatomanga, Le silence et la douleur, Édition Broche, (2022)

Michèle Rakotoson is recorded as journalist, playwright, writer and teacher of literature.