In Koli Jean Bofane

In Koli Jean Bofane was born in 1954 in the northern region of what is today the Democratic Republic of Congo and currently resides in Belgium. His novels have received numerous awards, including the Grand Prix litt�raire de l'Afrique noire, the Grand Prix du Roman M�tis, and the Prix des Cinq continents de la Francophonie. Marjolijn de Jager is a trilingual (Dutch, English, French), award-winning translator of works by Werewere Liking, Tahar Djaout, Ken Bugul, and Camille Laurens. She...See more

In Koli Jean Bofane was born in 1954 in the northern region of what is today the Democratic Republic of Congo and currently resides in Belgium. His novels have received numerous awards, including the Grand Prix litt�raire de l'Afrique noire, the Grand Prix du Roman M�tis, and the Prix des Cinq continents de la Francophonie. Marjolijn de Jager is a trilingual (Dutch, English, French), award-winning translator of works by Werewere Liking, Tahar Djaout, Ken Bugul, and Camille Laurens. She also translated Gilbert Gator�'s The Past Ahead for the Global African Voices series. See less