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| Born | Nimrod Bena Djangrang 7 December 1959 Koyom, Chad |
Nimrod Bena Djangrang (born 7 December 1959), better known by the pen name Nimrod, is a Chadian poet, novelist and essayist who currently lives in France. [1] [2]
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| Born | Nimrod Bena Djangrang 7 December 1959 Koyom, Chad |
Nimrod Bena Djangrang (born 7 December 1959), better known by the pen name Nimrod, is a Chadian poet, novelist and essayist who currently lives in France. [1] [2]
Nimrod was born in Koyom and completed primary and secondary school in Chad. In 1984 he moved to Abidjan in Ivory Coast, where he continued his studies and taught in middle and high schools. In 1991, he moved to France. [1]
He currently lives in Amiens, France, and teaches philosophy at the University of Picardy Jules Verne. He was the editor-in-chief of the journal Aleph, beth (1997–2000) [3] and also the founder of the literary magazine Agotem.
Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal (1960–1980).
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