Angeline Solange Bonono
Cameroonian writer (1975–2025)
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Angeline Solange Bonono (2 March 1975 – 15 May 2025) was a Cameroonian teacher, novelist, actress, playwright and theatre director.
Angeline Solange Bonono | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 March 1975 Cameroon |
| Died | 15 May 2025 (aged 50) Évry, Île-de-France, France |
| Occupations | Teacher, novelist, actress, playwright, theatre director |
Biography
Early life
Angeline Solange Bonono was born on 2 March 1975. Her parents were teachers and youth counsellors. Her father died in 1979.[1] She attended secondary school at the bilingual high school in Essos, Yaoundé.[1]
Her academic journey included a bachelor's degree with an option in German, a bachelor's degree in French literature, a master's degree in theatre studies, another master's degree in French literature, a diploma in general high school teaching (DIPES II), and an advanced studies diploma (DEA) in French literature.[2]
Writing
In 1981, Angeline performed in the troupe of the bilingual college of Ngoa-Ekellé, playing Kabeyene ou à qui la faute by Julien Mfoulou, later televised. In 1982, she performed in La Secrétaire particulière by Jean Pliya.[1]
She contributed to three collective books. The first, D'aujourd'hui: 15 poètes camerounais, included her work Que la poésie soit avec vous with 14 other Cameroonian poets.[3] The second, Les Balançoires, included her piece La femme que je suis devenue in 2006.[4] The third, Cameroun mon pays, featured her work Apostolat de la fourchette in 2008.[5]
She participated in writing residencies, festivals, and intellectual societies such as the Round of Poets alongside Pabé Mongo.[1] Her literary works span various genres including novels, theatre, children's literature, and essays.[1]
Angeline wrote and produced the screenplay Oui No with journalist François Bingono Bingono of Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV). She starred in the feature film Amours à hauts risques directed by Serge Alain Noa.[1] In 2008, she won the Clé Editions award for Best Playwright for La Déesse Phalloga directed by Rodrigue Barbe at the fourth edition of the Francophone Theatre Scenes festival.[1]
Teaching
Bonono taught French at high schools in Ebonè, Nkongsamba, Obala, at the Lycée général Leclerc in Yaoundé, and was a lecturer in African literature at the University of Yaoundé I. In 2008, she became a regional pedagogical inspector of French.[6][2]
Death
Bonono died on 15 May 2025, at the age of 50.[7]
Literary contributions
Several authors have analyzed her works. Mokwe Edouard discusses her works in L'afrocentrisme dans la prose d'Angeline Solange Bonono as a response to reestablish Cameroon's and Africa's reputation.[8] Raymond Mbassi Atéba explores the sexual idea brought to writing in his book La Plume androgyne d'Angeline Solange Bonono: du féminin à la masculinisation de l’écriture.[9]
Publications
Novels
- Marie-France, l'orpailleuse, L'harmattan, 2012
- Le Journal intime d'une épouse, éditions Sopecam, Yaoundé, 2007
- Bouillons de vie, éditions les PU Yaoundé, 2005
Short stories
- La Femme que je suis devenue, Editions Tropiques, Yaoundé, 2006
Theatre
- Déesse Phalloga, éditions Sopecam, Yaoundé, 2006
Poetry
- Soif Azur, éditions de la Ronde, Yaoundé, 2002
- Le Sang en détresse
- Apostolat de fourchette, 2008
Collective works
- D'aujourd'hui: 15 poètes camerounais, Édition du CCF de Douala, Édition Les cahiers de l'estuaire, Douala, 2007
- Cameroun mon pays, Edition Ifrikiya, 2008, 191p
- Les Balançoires, Edition Tropiques, Yaoundé, 2006
Stage productions
- 1981: Kabeyene ou à qui la faute by Julien Mfoulou
- 1982: La Secrétaire particulière by Jean Pliya
- Amours à haut risques
Awards
- 2008: Clé Editions award for Best Playwright
