Myriam WARNER-VIEYRA An author from Senegal writing in French

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Myriam Warner-Vieyra was born in Pointe-à-Pitre in 1939. She spent a large part of her childhood with her grandmother in Guadeloupe. She then went to live in France, where she finished her secondary education and afterwards attended the University of Dakar, where she obtained a librarian's diploma.

She married the film-maker Paulin Vieyra and she has lived in Senegal for thirty years. She is a librarian and has three adult children (in 1992).

Publications

Le Quimboiseur l'avait dit [As the sorcerer said]. Harlow: Longman, 1982 Novel.

After having been raped by her stepfather, who then hands her over to be used by an old associate of his, Suzette finally explodes and violently attacks her mother. The latter then has her committed to a convalescent home in order to get rid of her

Juletane. Paris: Présence Africaine, 1982. (146p.). ISBN 2 7087 0405 2. Novel.

A young West Indian woman, after living in Paris for several years, marries her African boyfriend and follows him to his country. When she learns that he is already married, her world is shattered and she gradually falls into depression and madness.

Femmes échouées [Failed Women]. Paris: Présence Africaine, 1988. Nine short stories.

1. First Prize. Mambo is a maid who caters to all of the sisters' needs in the Rogers family, but dreams of a better life for herself.
2. Rosetta's Fiancé. A few surprises are waiting for Rosetta when she gets married.
3. That Magical time . After being apart for eighteen years, Dany once again finds Yanne, the woman he was in love with in his twenties.
4. The Barrier or the charms of a married life. A wife suffers because her husband hardly speaks to her all week.
5. Passport for Paradise. Abandoned by the priest, Eloïse finds an alternative route for her husband's journey to paradise.
6. The Shadow Coming from the Bridge. A woman loses her illusions and her husband, one after the other.
7. The Survivors of a Shipwreck. An unusual clinic.
8. Suicide. A suicide attempt.
9. Sidonie. Sidonie will not put up with her husband's infidelities and she goes to great lengths to prevent these.

Critical analysis of Myriam Warner-Vieyra's work (Sharon Verba's bibliography)

Editor (jvolet@cyllene.uwa.edu.au)
The University of Western Australia/French
Created: Thursday, 3-12-98
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