Nadia Origo
French-Gabonese writer and editor (born 1977)
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Nadia Origo (born 1977) is a French-Gabonese writer and editor.
The novelist founded the Paris-based publishing house La Doxa Éditions in 2008, with the aim of giving African writers a platform in Europe.
Early life and education
Nadia Origo was born in Mouila, southern Gabon, in 1977.[1][2][3] Her birth name was Nadia Busugwu.[4][5]
She moved to France around 2005, where she studied geography at the University of Montpellier.[6][7][8] She then obtained a doctoral degree from Paris-Sorbonne University, settling in Paris thereafter.[1][6][8]
Work
Origo is primarily a novelist, as well as an editor.[6][7][9] Her novels frequently include autobiographical elements.[1][4][7]
She is considered part of the contemporary generation of Gabonese women writers.[7] Like others of her generation, her work is influenced by the writing of Angèle Rawiri.[10][11]
Her first novel, Le voyage d'Aurore, was published in 2007. It was followed by several other novels, including J'ai résolu de...., Le bal des débutants, and La valse des initiés.[1][7][9] She also produced a book of poetry, Sanglotites équatoriales, in 2014.[1]
In 2012, her short story "Le long courrier d'une amie" was featured in Les lyres de l'Ogooué, a collection of work by Gabonese women writers, alongside Edna Merey-Apinda, Charline Effah, and others.[7][10][12]
Origo founded the publishing house La Doxa Éditions in Paris in 2008, with the aim of giving social justice-focused African writers a venue to publish their work in Europe.[1][7][3] She subsequently founded Reflets Magazine in 2010.[3][6][8] The two efforts are now housed under a parent company run by Origo, called OrigraphCom.[6]
In 2019, Origo published a book on her experience as a Christian entrepreneur, titled Entreprendre c'est faire la guerre.[13] Her first novel, Le voyage d'Aurore, was translated into English by Aquene Kimmel and published under the title Aurore's Journey in 2020.[14][15]
Selected works
- Le voyage d'Aurore (2007)
- J'ai résolu de.... (2008)
- Le bal des débutants (2012
- La valse des initiés (2014)
- Sanglotites équatoriales (2014)
- Entreprendre c'est faire la guerre (2019)