Melchior Mbonimpa (born 1955) is a Burundian-Canadian writer. He is most noted for his novel Les morts ne sont pas morts, which won the Prix Christine-Dumitriu-Van-Saanen from the Salon du livre de Toronto in 2006. He was previously a finalist for the same award in 2002 for Le totem des Baranda, and in 2004 for Le dernier roi faiseur de pluie.
A professor of philosophy in the department of religious studies at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, he has written both novels and non-fiction work on African politics. In 2019, he was named one of the 25 most important Black Canadian personalities in Franco-Ontarian culture by Ici Radio-Canada.
Le totem des Baranda was selected for the 2021 edition of Le Combat des livres, where it was defended by filmmaker Tanya Lapointe.
Works
Fiction
- Le totem des Baranda (2001, Prise de parole)
- Le dernier roi faiseur de pluie (2003, Prise de parole)
- Les morts ne sont pas morts (2006, Prise de parole)
- La terre sans mal (2008, Prise de parole)
- La tribu de Sangwa (2012, Prise de parole)
- Diangombé l'Immortel (2015)
- Au sommet du Nanzerwé il s'est assis et il a pleuré (2020)
Non-fiction
- Idéologies de l’indépendance africaine (1989)
- Hutu, Tutsi, Twa (1993)
- Ethnicité et démocratie en Afrique (1994)
- Défis actuels de l’identité chrétienne (1996)
- La Pax Americana en Afrique des Grands Lacs (2000)
References
- Didier Pilon, "Melchior Mbonimpa, la chance d’être en vie". ONFR+, February 29, 2020.
- "Prix Christine-Dumitriu-van-Saanen". Association des auteures et des auteurs de l'Ontario français.
- "Esther Beauchemin reçoit le prix Christine Dumitriu van Saanen". Ici Radio-Canada Ontario.
- "LU professor finalist for book award". Sudbury Star, September 27, 2004.
- ^ "Melchior Mbonimpa, auteur et enseignant à Sudbury". CBON-FM, February 26, 2019.
- Jenny Lamothe, "Sudbury author Melchior Mbonimpa ‘astonished’ his 20-year-old novel picked for Combat national des livres". Toronto Star, April 15, 2021.
- Paul-François Sylvestre, "Roman finement ciselé et coloré". L'Express, February 17, 2015.
- Vicki Gilhula, "Sudbury Francophone author Melchior Mbonimpa’s 7th novel set in his native Africa". Sudbury.com, September 16, 2020.
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