Ghislaine SATHOUD An author from Congo writing in French [Return to French — Page originale en français]

Ghislaine N. H. Sathoud was born on the 8th of April 1969 in Pointe Noire, Congo-Brazzaville. Her mother was a nurse. Her father, Victor Sathoud, worked in the timber industry and was successively a Minister, a Deputy and the Prefect of the town of Dolisie in the Niari Region. Ghislaine Sathoud holds a Masters degree in International Relations from a French university and a Masters degree in political sciences from the University of Quebec, Montréal. She lives in Quebec. A keen reader since childhood, she joined the "Troupe du Marigot" in Pointe-Noire during her late teens. She arrived in Canada in 1996 and currently lives in Montreal. From the time of her arrival in the country, she has been involved with various migrant women's organisations and centres : over the years, she has given many talks on their everyday life and conditions. She is also a member of many literary associations: the "Association des Ecrivains de Langue Française", the "Conseil International d'Etudes Francophones" and the "Union des Auteurs et Artistes Africains au Canada". She has published three booklets of verse and many of her short stories and poems have been included in various anthologies and magazines, such as "Virages, la nouvelle en revue", "Nouvelles frontières 11", "Revue Arcade", and the "Nouvelle Anthologie de la littérature congolaise" (2004). Ghislaine Sathoud was one of the laureates of the Naji Naaman Prize 2008 for her collection of short stories Les trésors du terroir.
Ghislaine N. H. Sathoud has three children. Her daughter Jessica (born 1997) who likes reading and writing has published a small book titled Mes confidences.
More info on the author's official website [Sighted 25 may 2011].

Publications

Novels

Hymne à la tolérance [A hymn to tolerance]. Quebec: Editions Melonic, 2004. (76p.). ISBN: 2-923080-30-0. Study.

L'amour en migration. Paris: Menaibuc, 2007. (178p.). ISBN: 978-2-35349-024-0. Novel.

Poetry

Poèmes de ma jeunesse [Poems of my youth]. Pointe-Noire: Editions I.C.A., 1988. Poésie

L'Ombre de Banda [The shadow of Banda]. Paris: Editions C.B.E., 1990. Poésie

Pleurs du coeur [Tears of the heart]. Paris: Editions Expédit, 1995. Poésie

Les Maux du silence [The pain of silence]. Maison Culturelle Les Ancêtres (Canada), n.d.. ISBN 2-9806882-0-7. Théâtre

Itiana. Montréal: Editions Carte Blanche, 2002, 28p. Tale.

Study

Les Femmes d'Afrique centrale au Québec. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2006. (148p.). ISBN: 2 296 01107 1. Essay.

Le combat des femmes au Congo-Brazzaville. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2007. (90p.). ISBN:978-2-296-04611-5 X. Essay.

L'Art de la maternité chez les Lumbu du Congo. Musonfi. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2007. (92p.). ISBN: 978-2-296-06059-3. Essay.

Rendez aux Africaines leur dignité. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2011. (122p.). ISBN : 978-2-296-54514-4. Essay

. Short stories

"Quand le cadavre danse", Virages, Sudbury, No. 12, Editions Prise de Parole, hiver 2001, pp.16-21. Un oncle accusé de sorcellerie est menacé de mort par ses neveux et nièces qui décident de faire danser le cadavre, une pratique utilisée pour déceler les "sorciers".

"Vagues de sang", Virages, Sudbury, No. 17, Editions Prise de Parole, 2002, pp.62-64. Les conséquences de l'intolérance entre ethnies différentes sur les innocents.

"Innocence volée", Virages, Sudbury, No. 21, Editions Prise de Parole, 2003, pp.86-91. La métamorphose des enfants qui s'impliquent dans les guerres en devenant des soldats.

"La veuve de la rue batatou", Arcade No. 61, Montréal, Éditions Arcade, 2004, pp.38-40. Une veuve qui a perdu la tête fait relancer le débat sur les rites du veuvage.

"La mémoire hantée" Des Echos des Femmes, Montréal, vol. 16, no 1, juin 2005, pp.4-5. Réfléxions d'une immigrée prisonnière de son appartement et de ses tâches ménagères.

Les Frères de Dieu Quebec: Editions Melonic, 2006. (72p.). ISBN: 2-923080-44-0. A Collection of five short stories.

"Une histoire de nom", Amina 438, octobre 2006, pp.92-93.

"Avec nous pour notre journée", Amina 455, mars 2008.

"Intimité blessée", Des Echos des Femmes, Montréal, vol. 19, no1, juillet 2008, p.18.

"Notre mosaïque", Le Jumelé, Montréal, été 2008, p.16.

"Le blason de notre jeunesse", Le Jumelé, Montréal, automne 2008, p.8.

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Created: 07 Janry 2000
Last updated: 25 May 2011
Archived: 27 November 2013
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