Angeline Solange Bonono
Angeline Solange Bonono | |
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| Born | March 2, 1975 Cameroon |
| Died | May 15, 2025 (aged 50) Évry, Île-de-France, France |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, novelist, actress, playwright, theatre director |
Angeline Solange Bonono (March 2, 1975 – May 15, 2025)[1] was a Cameroonian teacher, novelist, actress, playwright, and theatre director.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Angeline Solange Bonono was born on March 2, 1975. Her parents were teachers and youth counsellors. Her father died in 1979.[2] She attended secondary school at the bilingual high school in Essos, Yaoundé.[2]
Her academic journey included a bachelor's degree with an option in German, a bachelor's degree in French literature, a master's degree in theatre studies, another master's degree in French literature, a diploma in general high school teaching (DIPES II), and an advanced studies diploma (DEA) in French literature.[3]
Writing
[edit]In 1981, Angeline performed in the troupe of the bilingual college of Ngoa-Ekellé, playing Kabeyene ou à qui la faute by Julien Mfoulou, later televised. In 1982, she performed in La Secrétaire particulière by Jean Pliya.[2]
She contributed to three collective books. The first, D'aujourd'hui: 15 poètes camerounais, included her work Que la poésie soit avec vous with 14 other Cameroonian poets.[4] The second, Les Balançoires, included her piece La femme que je suis devenue in 2006.[5] The third, Cameroun mon pays, featured her work Apostolat de la fourchette in 2008.[6]
She participated in writing residencies, festivals, and intellectual societies such as the Round of Poets alongside Pabé Mongo.[2] Her literary works span various genres including novels, theatre, children's literature, and essays.[2]
Angeline wrote and produced the screenplay Oui No with journalist François Bingono Bingono of Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV). She starred in the feature film Amours à hauts risques directed by Serge Alain Noa.[2] In 2008, she won the Clé Editions award for Best Playwright for La Déesse Phalloga directed by Rodrigue Barbe at the fourth edition of the Francophone Theatre Scenes festival.[2]
Teaching
[edit]She taught French at high schools in Ebonè, Nkongsamba, Obala, at the Lycée général Leclerc in Yaoundé, and was a lecturer in African literature at the University of Yaoundé I. In 2008, she became a regional pedagogical inspector of French.[7][3]
Death
[edit]Bonono died on May 15, 2025 from an illness.[1]
Literary contributions
[edit]Several authors have analyzed her works. Mokwe Edouard discusses her works in L'afrocentrisme dans la prose d'Angeline Solange Bonono as a response to reestablish Cameroon's and Africa's reputation.[8] Raymond Mbassi Atéba explores the sexual idea brought to writing in his book La Plume androgyne d'Angeline Solange Bonono: du féminin à la masculinisation de l’écriture.[9]
Publications
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Marie-France, l'orpailleuse, L'harmattan, 2012
- Le Journal intime d'une épouse, éditions Sopecam, Yaoundé, 2007
- Bouillons de vie, éditions les PU Yaoundé, 2005
Short stories
[edit]- La Femme que je suis devenue, Editions Tropiques, Yaoundé, 2006
Theatre
[edit]- Déesse Phalloga, éditions Sopecam, Yaoundé, 2006
Poetry
[edit]- Soif Azur, éditions de la Ronde, Yaoundé, 2002
- Le Sang en détresse
- Apostolat de fourchette, 2008
Collective works
[edit]- D'aujourd'hui: 15 poètes camerounais, Édition du CCF de Douala, Édition Les cahiers de l'estuaire, Douala, 2007
- Cameroun mon pays, Edition Ifrikiya, 2008, 191p
- Les Balançoires, Edition Tropiques, Yaoundé, 2006
Stage productions
[edit]- 1981: Kabeyene ou à qui la faute by Julien Mfoulou
- 1982: La Secrétaire particulière by Jean Pliya
- Amours à haut risques
Awards
[edit]- 2008: Clé Editions award for Best Playwright
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nécrologie : décès de l'écrivaine camerounaise Angeline Solange Bonono". Actucameroun.com (in French). May 16, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Solange Bonono: Appelée par un angélique destin". Bonaberi.com (in French). Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "Angeline Solange Bonono, Cameroonian writer and cultural woman". Journal du Cameroun (in French). February 2, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "D'aujourd'hui: 15 poètes camerounais". calameo.com (in French). Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "Les Balançoires". aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ Cameroun mon pays (in French). Éditions Ifrikiya. 2008. ISBN 978-9956-473-00-7. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "Angeline Solange Bonono". aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au (in French). Retrieved July 5, 2024..
- ^ Mokwe, Edouard (2011). "L'afrocentrisme dans la prose d'Angeline Solange Bonono". Annales de la Faculté des Arts, Lettres et Sciences Humaines (in French). 1 (13): 35–49. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ Mbassi, Ateba; Raymond (June 23, 2009). La plume androgyne d'Angeline Solange Bonono (in French). GRIN Verlag. ISBN 978-3-640-38147-0. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
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