Patrice Nganang

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Alain Patrice Nganang
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Born1970 (age 54–55)
Yaoundé, Cameroon
OccupationWriter, poet and teacher
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Yaounde; Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
Employer Stony Brook University
Notable workTemps de chien (1999)
Notable awards Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire

Alain Patrice Nganang (born 1970) is an American writer, poet and teacher of Cameroonian origin, a member of the Bamileke people. [1] He authored the poetry collections elobi (1995) and Apologie du Vandale (2006). As a literature scholar, his research examines violence and post-colonial African literature and culture. He earned a Master's degree from the University of Yaounde in 1992. [2]

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He was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and was educated in Cameroon and Germany. [3] He was awarded a Ph.D. in comparative literature at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University. [4] During 2006–2007, he was the Randolph Distinguished Visiting Associate Professor of German Studies at Vassar College. [5] He was an instructor at the Shippensburg University until 2007, [6] and is now a Professor of Comparative Literature at Stony Brook University. [7] The African Literature Association shortlisted him for the Fonlon-Nichols Award for Extraordinary Achievements in Scholarships and literature in 2003. [8] He is the head of Department of Africana studies at Stony Brook University, US. [9]

His 1999 novel Temps de chien was awarded the Prix Littéraire Marguerite Yourcenar in 2001 and the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 2002. [10]

Disappearance and arrest

On December 7, 2017, Nganang was reported missing at the Douala airport where he was to catch a flight on Kenya Airways to Harare, Zimbabwe, the day after publishing an article on the site Jeune Afrique , criticising Paul Biya's government for its handling of protests by English-speaking Cameroonians. Nganang was detained for three weeks as he was about to fly out of his country of birth [11]

Release and deportation

On December 27, 2017, a judge in Cameroon ordered his release. Nganang was deported back to the US, where he also holds dual citizenship. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Tepper, Anderson, "Searching for the Past in Cameroon, Only to Find It Is Still Very Present" (The New York Times, June 2, 2022): "I'm a minority myself in Cameroon, a Bamileke."
  2. ↑ "Nganang, Patrice | African Poetry Digital Portal". africanpoetics.unl.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  3. ↑ King, Adèle (2004). From Africa: New Francophone Stories. University of Nebraska Press. p. 142. ISBN   0-8032-7810-1.
  4. ↑ "Interzone EU: Crossroads of Migration". University of Pittsburgh. February 22, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Faculty (Lehrende)". Vassar College. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Patrice Nganang — Curriculum Vitae". Stony Brook. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Patrice Nganang". Stony Brook University. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Nganang, Patrice | African Poetry Digital Portal". africanpoetics.unl.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  9. ↑ "Patrice Nganang". The Republic. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  10. ↑ "Contributors: author Patrice Nganang". Words Without Borders. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Daily News Cameroon". Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Cameroon to deport US-based author Patrice Nganang". BBC News. December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
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