Sony Lab'ou Tansi
Sony Lab'ou Tansi | |
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| Born | Marcel Ntsoni 5 July 1947 Kimwaanza, Belgian Congo |
| Died | 14 June 1995 (aged 47) Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
| Occupation | Playwright, Novelist, Screenwriter |
| Language | French |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Literary movement | New African Literature |
| Notable works | Life and a Half Parentheses of Blood The Antipeople The Seven Solitudes of Lorsa Lopez |
| Notable awards | • Concours Théâtral Interafricain de Radio-France Internationale (1979) • Grand Prix Littéraire d'Afrique Noire (1983) • Palme de la Francophonie (1985) • Ibsen Foundation Prize (1988) |
Sony Lab'ou Tansi (5 July 1947 – 14 June 1995), born Marcel Ntsoni, was a Congolese novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and poet in French language. Though he was only 47 when he died, Tansi remains one of the most prolific African writers and the most internationally renowned practitioner of the "New African Writing." His novel The Antipeople won the Grand Prix Littéraire d'Afrique Noire. In his later years, he ran a theatrical company in Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo.