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]

Le totem des Baranda was selected for the 2021 edition of Le Combat des livres, where it was defended by filmmaker Tanya Lapointe.[6]

  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. ^ a b "Melchior Mbonimpa, auteur et enseignant à Sudbury". CBON-FM, February 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Jenny Lamothe, "Sudbury author Melchior Mbonimpa ‘astonished’ his 20-year-old novel picked for Combat national des livres". Toronto Star, April 15, 2021.