Justine Mintsa

Justine Mintsa (Oyem, 8 September 1949) is a Gabonese writer and member of the Fang people. She is the third child of twelve siblings. She earned her doctorate in English Literature from the University of Rouen in 1977.[1] She is a member of the Haut Conseil de la francophonie. She was the first African woman to publish a novel with the prestigious publisher, Gallimard, in Paris.[2]

She studied at the Omar Bongo University.[3]

Works
  • Un seul tournant Makôsu, La Pensée Universelle, 1994; L'Harmattan, 2004.
  • Premières lectures, 1997
  • Histoire d'Awu, Continents noirs, Gallimard, 2000.
  • Larmes de cendre, 2010

References
  1. Toman, Cheryl. Awu's Story. Introdcution: Nebraska University Press. p. 3.
  2. Toman, Cheryl. Awu's Story. Introdcution: Nebraska University Press. p. 1.
  3. http://www.afrik.com/article2.html


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