Maurice Bandaman (born April 19, 1962) is an Ivorian writer, novelist, playwright and politician. [1]
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Maurice Bandaman (born April 19, 1962) is an Ivorian writer, novelist, playwright and politician. [1]
He was born in Toumodi, Ivory Coast. He was awarded the "Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire" in 1993. From 2000 to 2004, he was President of the Writers' Association of Côte d'Ivoire (AECI). In May 2011, Maurice Bandaman became part of the Guillaume Soro government as Minister of Culture and Francophone. On 13 March 2012, he was renewed for the same position in the government of Jeannot Kouadio-Ahoussou.
His work is subject to a global study by Pierre N'Da: Écriture romanesque de Maurice Bandaman, ou La quête d'une esthétique africaine moderne. [2]
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