| Romuald Fonkoua | |
| Birth Date: | 26 November 1961 |
| Occupation: | Professor, Biographer |
| Language: | French |
| Alma Mater: | University of Lille |
| Awards: | Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde |
Romuald Fonkoua (born 1961 in Cameroon) is a professor of Francophone literature at the Faculty of Letters of Sorbonne University where he directs the International Center for Francophone Studies.
Romuald Fonkoua studied literature in Cameroon and France, earning a doctorate in general and comparative literature from the University of Lille. Fonkoua lectured at University of Cergy-Pontoise before becoming a professor of Francophone literature at the University of Strasbourg. Since 2000, he has been a teaching fellow at Middlebury College.[1] Fonkoua directs the "Lettres francophone" collection of the Sorbonne University Presses (SUP) and co-directs the "Bibliothèque francophone" collection at Classiques Garnier.[2]
He has been editor-in-chief of Presence Africaine since 1999.[3]
Fonkoua's work focuses on questions of general Francophone literature, its history, sociology, and biographies of writers.[2]