Yves-Emmanuel DOGBE

  • Africa
  • Western Africa
  • Togo
French

Yves-Emmanuel DOGBE (born 1939, Lome) is director of Edition Akpagnon in Lome, and previously served as consultant for the UNESCO in Paris and as professor of sociology at Togo's Ecole National d'Administration and at the University of Benin. He is the author of the novels La Victime (1979) and Le Miroir (1979) and many important essays. Dr. Dogbe has been writing for many years, since he was a high school teacher; after a hiatus due to political problems, he established a publishing operation, Edition Akagnon, which helps to promote the works of young writers. He holds the doctorate in sociology from the University of Paris, Sorbonne V. Dr. Dogbe has attended numerous conferences in Europe and traveled extensively in neighboring African nations. He is taking part in the IWP through a grant from the U.S. Department of State.

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  • Ranjit Hoskote’s speech at the 2024 Goa Literary Festival addresses the current situation in Gaza.

  • In NY Times, Bina Shah worries about the state of Pakistani—and American—democracy.

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  • In the January 2024 iteration of the French/English non-fiction site Frictions, T J Benson writes about “Riding Afrobeats Across the World.” Also new, a next installment in the bilingual series featuring work by students from Paris VIII’s Creative Writing program and the University of Iowa’s NFW program.

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