Novel
Une longue histoire
Not translated into English
Jeannette Délali Ahonsou · 1999
Synopsis
Séba, a young Togolese settled in Abidjan, runs the shop of a compatriot, Dan, while pursuing his studies. Asked to take a parcel to his employer's sister, he returns to Togo and meets at her house Bella, the maid, with whom he falls in love. The novel then follows this couple, between Abidjan and the native country.
Context
The novel appeared in Lomé in 1999 from Éditions Akpagnon, which reissued it in 2004. It is the author's first book, followed by four other novels between 2005 and 2022. After her death, in 2022, Togolese writers paid tribute to her, and Kangni Alem hailed in her a great popular novelist. The book has not been translated and has no record at the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Who it is for
For reading a Togolese romantic novel about a young couple divided between Côte d'Ivoire and Togo.
Prizes and reception
The France-Togo literary prize of 1995 distinguished this first novel, published four years later.
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