Angèle Rawiri
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Angèle Ntyugwetondo Rawiri (29 April 1954 – 15 November 2010) was a Gabon
ese novelist.
A daughter of Galoa politician and poet Georges Rawiri
, she was born at Port-Gentil
. Her mother, a teacher, died when she was six. Angèle studied at Alès
in France
, earned a bac from the Vanves
girls' college, then a second bac, in English
translation, from the Institute Lentonnet. She then lived in London
for two years, where she played small roles in James Bond
films and modelled for fashion magazines.
She returned to Gabon in 1979, working as a translator and interpreter, and writing her first novel, G'amarakano. The story of the clash between a young girl's desire for material goods and the older generation's traditional values
, it was published in 1983. Her second novel, Elonga (1986) was about a young metis
' encounter with fetishism
upon his return to his mother's country. Fureur et cris et femmes appeared in 1989.
She published her first works under the name Ntyugwetondo Rawiri.
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
ese novelist.
A daughter of Galoa politician and poet Georges Rawiri
Georges Rawiri
Georges Rawiri was a Gabonese politician, diplomat and poet.-Biography:Rawiri was born in western Gabon. He became a prominent government official in 1967 when President Omar Bongo took office, with Bongo and Rawiri becoming close friends...
, she was born at Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon and a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. Although it lies inshore, the nearby mainland is a remote forest area and it is not connected by road to the rest of the nation...
. Her mother, a teacher, died when she was six. Angèle studied at Alès
Alès
Alès is a commune in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. It is one of the sub-prefectures of the department. It was formerly known as Alais.-Geography:...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, earned a bac from the Vanves
Vanves
Vanves is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe and the tenth in France -History:...
girls' college, then a second bac, in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation, from the Institute Lentonnet. She then lived in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
for two years, where she played small roles in James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
films and modelled for fashion magazines.
She returned to Gabon in 1979, working as a translator and interpreter, and writing her first novel, G'amarakano. The story of the clash between a young girl's desire for material goods and the older generation's traditional values
Traditional values
Traditional values refer to those beliefs, moral codes, and mores that are passed down from generation to generation within a culture, subculture or community.-Summary:Since the late 1970s in the U.S., the term "traditional values" has become synonymous...
, it was published in 1983. Her second novel, Elonga (1986) was about a young metis
Métis
A Métis is a person born to parents who belong to different groups defined by visible physical differences, regarded as racial, or the descendant of such persons. The term is of French origin, and also is a cognate of mestizo in Spanish, mestiço in Portuguese, and mestee in English...
' encounter with fetishism
Fetishism
A fetish is an object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular, a man-made object that has power over others...
upon his return to his mother's country. Fureur et cris et femmes appeared in 1989.
She published her first works under the name Ntyugwetondo Rawiri.
Published works
- Elonga: roman Paris: Silex: L’Harmattan, diffusion, c1986. ISBN 2903871728
- Gʾamèrakano: au carrefour: roman Paris: Silex, c1988. ISBN 2876930218
- Fureurs et cris de femme Paris: L’Harmattan, c1989. ISBN 273840250X