David Jaomanoro (December 30, 1953 – December 7, 2014) was a Malagasy writer, playwright and poet.[1]

David Jaomanoro
Born(1953-12-30)December 30, 1953
Anivorano-Nord, Madagascar
DiedDecember 7, 2014(2014-12-07) (aged 60)
Mayotte
Alma materUniversity of Antananarivo, University of Limoges
Years active1987-2014

Personal life edit

Jaomanoro wrote poems until he attended university. He was a teacher in Antsiranana for ten years and then studied at the University of Antananarivo. He received a Master's Degree in Comparative Traditional Malagasy Literature from the University of Limoges in France. In 1988, he started teaching French in Antsiranana.

His works have been translated into English and Dutch.[2]

Death edit

Jaomanoro died on December 7, 2014, in Mayotte at the age of 60.[3]

Works edit

Novels edit

  • 1987 – Quatram's j'aime ça
  • 1988 - Le dernier caïman

Novellas edit

  • 1992 – Funérailles d'un cochon et 13 autres novelles, Éditions Sepia

Essays edit

  • 2011 – Publics d’alphabétisation à Mayotte, Éditions universitaires européennes

Theatre edit

  • 1988 – J'ai marché dessus Radio France Internationale, édition ronéotypé12
  • 1990 – La Retraite, éditions Promotion Théâtre
  • 1991 – Docteur parvenu, Les Carnets de l'exotisme2
  • 1997 – Joambilo, Revue Noire2
  • 2006 – Pirogue sur le vide et autres nouvelles, Éditions de l’Aube
  • 2013 – Le Mangeur de cactus (récit) Éditions L’Harmattan

References edit

  1. ^ "Wikiwix's cache". archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-21. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  2. ^ "Books by Marjolijn De Jager (Author of Gaddafi's Harem)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  3. ^ "Wikiwix's cache". archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2019-03-22. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)