A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985

Dadié, Bernard Binlin

Biography

Ivory Coast

Birth date: 1916-01-10

Birth location: Assinie, Ivory Coast

Death date: 2019-03-09

Bernard Dadie was born in 1916 in the Côte d'Ivoire. He became heavily involved in the fight for independence from France; he was detained for demonstrations against the colonial government for sixteen months. His personal experiences with colonialism influenced his writing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Binlin_Dadi%C3%A9

Education

Ecole Normale William-Ponty

News Items (2)

Africa on Record (1964-06-11) | Poet
African Writers Series reaches 100 (1972-02-25) | Writer

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