Calixthe Beyala
Cameroonian writer · Cameroon · On the map · Writers · Born 1961 · age 65
Calixthe Beyala is a Cameroonian-French writer who writes in French.
Calixthe Beyala is read about 142 times a day, in 20 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 109 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
2010Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1996Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie françaiseAward1995Prix François-MauriacAward1994Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noireAwardPrix TropiquesAward1961Born26 October 1961
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In their own words 4
, Calixthe Beyala
, 4 statements, newest first
What must the child of the doughnut seller have been thinking on that fateful day? Perhaps he thought that in the end, it was all just a big farce?
The desacralization of school in Cameroon: yet another injustice.
I was forced to become a queen in a man’s world.
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About this person
Country
Cameroon
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1961 · age 65
