Edem Awumey
Edem Awumey was born in Lomé, Togo. He is the author of MINA AMONG THE SHADOWS (Mawenzi House/TSAR Publishers, 2020), DESCENT INTO NIGHT (Mawenzi House/TSAR Publishers, 2017), Port- Melo (2006), which won the prestigious Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire; Les pieds sales (2009), which was a finalist for the Prix Goncourt in France; and Rose déluge (2011). The English translation of Les pieds sales, Dirty Feet (2011), was selected for the Dublin Impac Award. In 2006 Awumey was selected to be...See more
Edem Awumey was born in Lomé, Togo. He is the author of MINA AMONG THE SHADOWS (Mawenzi House/TSAR Publishers, 2020), DESCENT INTO NIGHT (Mawenzi House/TSAR Publishers, 2017), Port- Melo (2006), which won the prestigious Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire; Les pieds sales (2009), which was a finalist for the Prix Goncourt in France; and Rose déluge (2011). The English translation of Les pieds sales, Dirty Feet (2011), was selected for the Dublin Impac Award. In 2006 Awumey was selected to be a literary protégé to the renowned Moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jelloun. Edem Awumey currently lives in Gatineau, Quebec. See less
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