Blaise Ndala | |
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 Ndala in 2017 | |
| Nationality | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Canada |
| Occupation | writer |
| Notable work | Le Combat des livres |
Blaise Ndala is a Canadian writer. [1] He is most noted for his novel Sans capote ni kalachnikov, which won the 2019 edition of Le Combat des livres . [2]
Originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ndala emigrated to Canada in 2007 and works as a lawyer in Ottawa. [3] His debut novel, J'irai danser sur la tombe de Senghor, was published in 2014; it won the Ottawa Book Award for French fiction, and was a finalist for the Trillium Award. [4] The novel was subsequently optioned for a film adaptation by director Rachid Bouchareb. [5]
Sans capote ni kalachnikov was published in 2017, [6] and was a finalist for the Trillium Award and the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire. [4] In Le Combat des livres, the novel was defended by journalist Marie-Maude Denis. [2]
