Melchior Mbonimpa

Melchior Mbonimpa (born 1955) is a Burundian-Canadian writer.[1] He is most noted for his novel Les morts ne sont pas morts, which won the Prix Christine-Dumitriu-Van-Saanen from the Salon du livre de Toronto in 2006.[2] He was previously a finalist for the same award in 2002 for Le totem des Baranda,[3] and in 2004 for Le dernier roi faiseur de pluie.[4]

A professor of philosophy in the department of religious studies at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, he has written both novels and non-fiction work on African politics.[5] In 2019, he was named one of the 25 most important Black Canadian personalities in Franco-Ontarian culture by Ici Radio-Canada.[5]

Works

Fiction
  • Le totem des Baranda (2001, Prise de parole)
  • Le dernier roi faiseur de pluie (2003, Prise de parole)
  • Les morts ne sont pas morts (2006, Prise de parole)
  • La terre sans mal (2008, Prise de parole)
  • La tribu de Sangwa (2012, Prise de parole)
  • Diangombé l'Immortel (2015)[6]
  • Au sommet du Nanzerwé il s'est assis et il a pleuré (2020)[7]

Non-fiction
  • Idéologies de l’indépendance africaine (1989)
  • Hutu, Tutsi, Twa (1993)
  • Ethnicité et démocratie en Afrique (1994)
  • Défis actuels de l’identité chrétienne (1996)
  • La Pax Americana en Afrique des Grands Lacs (2000)

References
  1. Didier Pilon, "Melchior Mbonimpa, la chance d’être en vie". ONFR+, February 29, 2020.
  2. "Prix Christine-Dumitriu-van-Saanen". Association des auteures et des auteurs de l'Ontario français.
  3. "Esther Beauchemin reçoit le prix Christine Dumitriu van Saanen". Ici Radio-Canada Ontario.
  4. "LU professor finalist for book award". Sudbury Star, September 27, 2004.
  5. "Melchior Mbonimpa, auteur et enseignant à Sudbury". CBON-FM, February 26, 2019.
  6. Paul-François Sylvestre, "Roman finement ciselé et coloré". L'Express, February 17, 2015.
  7. Vicki Gilhula, "Sudbury Francophone author Melchior Mbonimpa’s 7th novel set in his native Africa". Sudbury.com, September 16, 2020.
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