Clémentine Faïk-Nzuji Madiya (born Clémentine Nzuji, 21 January 1944), is a Congolese poet and writer. She was born in Tshofa, Kabinda District in the Belgian Congo. [1] Albert S. Gérard calls her "the first poet of real significance" among a group of African writers who emerged in the late 1960s; she was also the first female writer in the Belgian Congo. [2]
She graduated from Lovanium University. [3]
She also holds a doctorate in African studies from the University of Paris. [1]
Nzuji is married and is the mother of five children, [1] and many of her poems refer to her family. [2]
In 1964, [4] she founded the Pléiade du Congo, a literary group in Kinshasa, [2] [5] and headed and helped found the International Centre for African Languages, Literatures and Traditions in favour of Development (CILTADE) at the Catholic University of Louvain. [5] She has made important contributions in the study of Bantu linguistics and oral literature. [6] She is also an award-winning author of short stories and poetry.
Clémentine Faïk-Nzuji Madiya (born Clémentine Nzuji, 21 January 1944), is a Congolese poet and writer. She was born in Tshofa, Kabinda District in the Belgian Congo. [1] Albert S. Gérard calls her "the first poet of real significance" among a group of African writers who emerged in the late 1960s; she was also the first female writer in the Belgian Congo. [2]
She graduated from Lovanium University. [3]
She also holds a doctorate in African studies from the University of Paris. [1]
Nzuji is married and is the mother of five children, [1] and many of her poems refer to her family. [2]
In 1964, [4] she founded the Pléiade du Congo, a literary group in Kinshasa, [2] [5] and headed and helped found the International Centre for African Languages, Literatures and Traditions in favour of Development (CILTADE) at the Catholic University of Louvain. [5] She has made important contributions in the study of Bantu linguistics and oral literature. [6] She is also an award-winning author of short stories and poetry.