List of Cameroonian writers explained

This is a list of Cameroonian writers.

• Boé A-Amang (1938–), playwright and theatre director
• Severin Cecile Abega (1955–2008), French-language fiction writer and anthropologist, author of Les Bimanes, Le Bourreau and Entre Terre et Ciel
• Imbolo Mbue (1981–) novelist^[1]
• Marie-Therese Assiga Ahanda, chemist and novelist
• Paul-Charles Atangana (1930–), French-language poet^[2]
• Philomène Bassek (1957–), French-language novelist, author of La Tache de Sang
• Francis Bebey (1929–2001), author of Les Trois Petits Cireurs, Agatha Moudio'son, The Ashanti Doll, Enfant Pluie and Ministre et le Griot
• Jacques Bengono (1938–), poet and short story writer
• Bate Besong (1954–2007), poet
• Mongo Beti, pseudonym of Alexandre Biyidi Awala (1932–2001), novelist writing in French
• Calixthe Beyala (1961–), novelist writing in French
• Jacques Bonjawo (1960–), software engineer and columnist
• Hemley Boum (1973–), novelist
• Bole Butake (1947–2016), playwright
• Fernando d'Almeida (1955–), journalist and poet^[3]
• Paul Dakeyo (1948–), poet
• Jeanne-Louise Djanga (living), novelist and poet
• Sarah Namondo Luma, (1988–), Christian poet, children's story writer, refugee rights correspondent,travel blogger,christian blogger, English language teacher
• Nsah Mala (1988–), poet, fiction writer, children's author^{[4] [5]}
• Mbella Sonne Dipoko (1936–2009), English-language novelist, poet and painter
• Lydie Dooh Bunya (1933–2020), journalist and writer
• Ntone Edjabe (1970–), journalist
• Gaston-Paul Effa (1965–), novelist
• Jean Marc Ela (1936–2008), African liberation theologian, author of African Cry and My Faith as an African
• Frieda Ekotto, professor and novelist; Chuchote pas trop/Don't Whisper too Much
• Samuel-Martin Eno Belinga (1935–2004), poet, geologist and civil servant^[6]
• Elolongué Epanya Yondo (1930–1998), poet in French and Duala^[7]
• Valère Epée (1938–), musician, poet and historian
• Denise Epoté (1954–), journalist and head of African reporting for TV5 Monde
• Professor Ndumbe Eyoh (1949–2006), playwright
• Alexis Maxime Feyou de Happy, French-language playwright, author of Conscience Ouverte (1974), Dithy (2002), Fairy Tales from Propagamar (2006), Victus Libri/Classic African Art (2008), Les Mezzotiniales (2009), Bodanou le Petit Oiseau Rouge (2010), and La Septieme Colonne/L'Ombre de Meridor (2010)^[8]
• Jean Ikelle-Matiba (1936–1984)
• Bernard Fonlon (1924–1986), politician and writer
• Suzanne Kala Lobè (1953–2024), journalist
• Patrice Kayo (1942–), poet, short story writer and oral storyteller
• Yodi Karone (1954–), novelist
• Jacques Kuoh Moukouri (1909–2002), civil servant and autobiographical writer
• Thérèse Kuoh-Moukouri (1938–), novelist
• Werewere Liking (1950–), novelist also associated with Côte d'Ivoire
• 'Sankie Maimo (1930–2013), playwright
• Benjamin Matip (1932–2017), novelist and playwright
• Claude-Joseph M'Bafou-Zetebeg (1948–), French-language poet^[9]
• Achille Mbembe (1957–), political philosopher
• William Eteki'a Mbumua (1933–2016)
• Rémy Sylvestre Medou Mvomo (1938–), novelist and playwright
• Dualla Misipo (1901–?), autobiographical writer
• Pabé Mongo (1948–), playwright and novelist
• Evelyne Mpoudi Ngolé (1953–), French-language novelist, author of Sous La Cendre Le Feu and Petit Jo, Enfant Des Rues^[10]
• Engelbert Mveng (1930–1995), Jesuit priest and French-language poet, author of Balafon^[7]
• Bernard Nanga (1934–1985), French-language novelist, author of Les Chauve-Souris
• David Ndachi Tagne (1958–), novelist and journalist
• Patrice Ndedi-Penda (1945–), playwright
• Bill F. Ndi (1964–), English-language poet and playwright, author of K'cracy, Trees in the Storm and Other Poems, Mishaps and Other Poems, Toils and Travails, and Gods in the Ivory Towers^[11]
• Timothee Ndzaagap (1949–), poet, playwright and story writer
• Patrice Nganang (1970–), novelist
• Charles Ngandé, French-language poet^[12]
• Job Nganthojeff (1936–), poet
• Jeanne Ngo Mai (1933–2008), French-language poet^[7]
• John Emmanuel Akwo Ngoh (c.1940–2008), poet and novelist
• Joel Gustave Nana Ngongang (1982–2015), activist and writer
• Simon Njami (1962–), novelist
• Martin Njoya (1944–), poet
• John Nkemngong Nkengasong (1959–), poet, playwright, novelist and critic
• Jean-Jacques Nkollo (1962–), novelist
• Etienne B. Noumé, pen name of Etienne NKepndep (1944–1970), French-language poet
• Jean-Paul-Nyunaï (1932–), French-language poet^[7]
• Anne Mireille Nzouankeu, journalist^[13]
• Jacques Muriel Nzouankeu (1938–), short story writer and playwright
• Ernestine Ouandié (1961–2009), journalist
• Joseph Owono (1921–1981), novelist and diplomat
• Ferdinand Oyono (1929–2010), novelist
• Guillaume Oyono-Mbia (1939–2021), playwright writing in English and French, author of Trois Pretendants un mari
• René Philombé, pseudonym of Philippe-Louis Ombede (1930–2001), novelist and editor
• Careen Pilo (fl. 2010s), novelist and diplomat
• Louis-Marie Pouka-M'Bague (1910–), journalist and poet
• Simon Rifoé (1943–), teacher and autobiographical writer
• Francois Sengat-Kuo (1931–1997), French-language poet, author of Fleurs de Laterite, Heures rouges, and Collier de Cauris^[7]
• Alice Delphine Tang (fl 2009), writer and literature lecturer at University of Yaoundé
• Veye Tatah (c. 1971–), journalist living in Germany
• Marcien Towa
• Delphine Zanga Tsogo (1935–2020), feminist and writer
• Shey Ductu (1991–), short story and essay writer^{[14] [15] [16]}

Notes and References

1. Wyman. Sarah. 2021-01-02. Feeding on Truth; Living with Lies: The Role of Food in Imbolo Mbue's Behold the Dreamers. ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews. 34. 1. 82–86. 10.1080/0895769X.2019.1604203. 166362116. 0895-769X.
2. Jacques Chevrier, Anthologie africaine d'expression française: La poésie, Hatier, 1988, p.145
3. Robert Fraser, West African poetry: a critical history, Cambridge University Press, 1986, pp. 281–86
4. Book: Ojaide. Tanure. Routledge Handbook of Minority Discourses in African Literature. Ashuntantang. Joyce. 2020-04-29. Routledge. 978-1-000-05305-0. en.
5. Web site: 2020-12-03. Writing "Andolo, the Talented Albino" – An Interview with Cameroonian Author Nsah Mala, by Pina Piccolo. 2021-06-28. The dreaming machine. en-US.
6. Albert S. Gérard, European-Language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa, Volume 1, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1986, p.568
7. Albert S. Gérard, European-Language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa, Volume 1, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1986, p. 506.
8. Donna Page, A Cameroon world: art and artifacts from the Caroline and Marshall Mount collection, p.46
9. Jacques Chevrier, Anthologie africaine d'expression française: La poésie, Hatier, 1988, p.171
10. http://aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au/MpoudiNgnoleEvelyneEng.html Evelyne Mpoudi Ngole
11. Peter W. Vakunta and Bill F. Ndi, Nul n'a le monopole du Français, p. 47.
12. Richard Njornson, The African quest for freedom and identity: Cameroonian writing and the national experience, Indiana University Press, 1991, p. 184.
13. "Cameroun, journée de la femme: Anne Mireille Nzouankeu " Elle a sa place comme toutes les autres journées qui existent"". web.archive.org. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
14. News: Books: Cameroonian Activist Shey Ductu Releases a Short Story Titled Shades of Misfortune. Kamer Expression. 2016-12-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220090449/http://www.kamerexpression.com/2016/10/cameroonian-activist-shey-ductu.html. 20 December 2016. dead.
15. News: Shey Ductu Addresses African Youth in a new book. Kamer Expression. 2016-12-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220090640/http://www.kamerexpression.com/2015/12/shey-ductu-address-african-youth-in-new.html. 20 December 2016. dead.
16. Book: Ductu, Shey. Shades of Misfortune. English.