Pierre Makombo Bamboté

Pierre Makombo Bamboté was born in 1932 in Ubangi-Shari. He first lived in France, where he studied, then in his own country was director of the Bangui museum and director general of information, before being appointed ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. After denouncing Bokassa's rule in the press, he settled in Quebec in 1973, was recognised as a refugee there and taught African literature at Laval University. He published poems and short stories, and died in Canada in 2016.

In the catalogue 1

• NovelPrincesse MandapuPierre Makombo Bamboté · 1972not translated into EnglishLiterature