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Patrice Nganang

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Biography

Alain Patrice Nganang, born in 1970, is an American writer, poet, and educator with Cameroonian roots, belonging to the Bamileke ethnic group. He was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and received his education in Cameroon and Germany. He completed his Ph.D. in comparative literature at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University. Nganang’s academic journey includes positions such as the Randolph Distinguished Visiting Associate Professor of German Studies at Vassar College from 2006 to 2007 and an instructorship at Shippensburg University until 2007. Currently, he serves as a Professor of Comparative Literature at Stony Brook University. His literary achievements include the 1999 novel “Temps de chien,” which received recognition with the Prix Littéraire Marguerite Yourcenar in 2001 and the Grand prix littéraire d’Afrique noire in 2002. In 2017, Nganang made headlines when he was reported missing at Douala airport in Cameroon. This incident followed his publication of an article on Jeune Afrique, where he criticized the government of Paul Biya for its handling of protests by English-speaking Cameroonians. Subsequently, he was detained for three weeks. On December 27, 2017, a judge in Cameroon ordered Nganang’s release. He was subsequently deported back to the United States, where he also holds dual citizenship.

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2014: Invitation as a Visiting Professor at the University of Bayreuth (Germany) – declined. 2014: 4 months Grant of the Fondation de Treilles (France) – 10,000 Euros + lodging. 2013:Invitation as a Visiting Professor at the Universit of Bremen (Germany) – declined. 2013: Shortlisted for the Fonlon-Nichols Award for Extraordinary Achivement in Scholarship and literature of the African Literature Association (ALA). 2012: Special mention of the Prix des cinq continents de la Francophonie (5000 Euros) for Mont plaisant Editor’s selection of Le Figaro for Mont plaisant. Shortlisted for the Trophée des arts afro-caribéens, 2011 for Mont plaisant. 2003: Grand Prix Littéraire de l’Afrique Noire for the novel Temps de chien. 2002: Shortlisted for the Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie for Temps de chien. 2001: Prix Marguerite Yourcenar ($10,000), for francophone writers living in the USA, for Temps de Chien

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