David Jaomanoro

{{Infobox writer

| death_place = Mayotte

| years_active = 1987-2014

| alma_mater = University of Antananarivo, University of Limoges

| birth_date = {{birth date|1953|12|30}}

| birth_place = Anivorano-Nord, Madagascar

| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|12|7|1953|12|30}}

}}

David Jaomanoro (December 30, 1953 – December 7, 2014) was a Malagasy writer, playwright and poet.{{Cite web|url=http://www.franceculture.fr/personne-david-jaomanoro.html|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20140324181829/http://www.franceculture.fr/personne-david-jaomanoro.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-03-24|title=Wikiwix's cache|website=archive.wikiwix.com|access-date=2019-03-21}}

Personal life

Jaomanoro wrote poems until he attended university. He was a teacher in Antsiranana for ten years and then studied at the University of Antananarivo. He received a Master's Degree in Comparative Traditional Malagasy Literature from the University of Limoges in France. In 1988, he started teaching French in Antsiranana.

His works have been translated into English and Dutch.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/24345.Marjolijn_De_Jager|title=Books by Marjolijn De Jager (Author of Gaddafi's Harem)|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2019-03-22}}

Death

Jaomanoro died on December 7, 2014, in Mayotte at the age of 60.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lesfrancophonies.com/maison-des-auteurs/jaomanoro-david|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20080205000000/http://www.lesfrancophonies.com/maison-des-auteurs/jaomanoro-david|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-02-05|title=Wikiwix's cache|website=archive.wikiwix.com|access-date=2019-03-22}}

Works

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= Novels =

  • 1987 – Quatram's j'aime ça
  • 1988 - Le dernier caïman

= Novellas =

  • 1992 – Funérailles d'un cochon et 13 autres novelles, Éditions Sepia

= Essays =

  • 2011 – Publics d’alphabétisation à Mayotte, Éditions universitaires européennes

= Theatre =

  • 1988 – J'ai marché dessus Radio France Internationale, édition ronéotypé12
  • 1990 – La Retraite, éditions Promotion Théâtre
  • 1991 – Docteur parvenu, Les Carnets de l'exotisme2
  • 1997 – Joambilo, Revue Noire2
  • 2006 – Pirogue sur le vide et autres nouvelles, Éditions de l’Aube
  • 2013 – Le Mangeur de cactus (récit) Éditions L’Harmattan

References