Véronique Tadjo is a writer, academic, artist and author of books for young people. Born in Paris, she grew up in Abidjan (Côtd´Ivoire) where she attended local schools. She earned a B.A. in English from the University of Abidjan and a doctorate from the Sorbonne, Paris IV, in African American Literature and Civilization. In 1983, she went to Howard University in Washington, D.C. on a Fulbright research scholarship.
Véronique Tadjo is a writer, academic, artist and author of books for young people. Born in Paris, she grew up in Abidjan (Côtd´Ivoire) where she attended local schools. She earned a B.A. in English from the University of Abidjan and a doctorate from the Sorbonne, Paris IV, in African American Literature and Civilization. In 1983, she went to Howard University in Washington, D.C. on a Fulbright research scholarship.
Recent book
In the Company of Men
When Ebola spreads through West Africa, a baobab tree gathers the voices of doctors, nurses, gravediggers and families fighting for survival. In the Company of Men makes a public-health crisis feel close, human and unforgettable.
Winner of the 2022 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction.
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Interviews
I Thank the Night — An Encounter with Véronique Tadjo
A conversation around Je remercie la nuit, writing, memory and the places that shape a life.
African Youth: Studying, Resisting, Existing
Véronique Tadjo joins Touhfat Mouhtare for a France Culture conversation on African youth, learning and resistance.
