Josiane COINTET An author from Guinea writing in French [Return to French — Page originale en français]

"Caught up in the swirl of life from a very early age in Paris, the city in which I was born to a Martiniquan mother and a Guinean father. One of a family of nine children, I have led a lone battle to look after myself and maintain my independence to achieve the happiness and success I sought. In 1965, very young and the mother of three children, I endured three years detention as a political prisoner in the jail at the notorious Boiro Camp in Conakry (Guinea); my only fault being a women acquainted with the career of one of the most eminent and rich businessmen of this country. Out of detention, I took up a career as an international consultant which led me to live through exciting moments throughout my many travels and stop-overs in Africa, Europe and Quebec." (From the book cover).
Josiane Cointet lived in Paris at the time of publishing her autobiography (2000).

Publications

Du soleil d'Afrique aux neiges du Québec ou Les élans du cœur d'un femme d'affaires africaine [From the African sun to the snow of Quebec]. Paris: Editions des Ecrivains, 2000. (132p.). ISBN 2-84434-732-0. Autobiography.

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The University of Western Australia/French
Created: 19 September 2003
Archived: 12 December 2012
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