Gérard Aké Loba (15 August 1927 in Abobo, in the Abobo Baoule neighborhood[1] – 3 August 2012 in Aix-en-Provence, France) was an Ivorian diplomat and writer. He won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1961.

He was also a member of the parliament and mayor of the town of Abobo in Abidjan from 1985 to 1990.

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  • 1960 : Kocoumbo, l’étudiant noir, Paris, Flammarion
  • 1966 : Les fils de Kouretcha, Brussels, Editions de la Francité
  • 1973 : Les Dépossédés, Brussels, Editions de la Francité
  • 1992 : Le Sas des parvenus, Paris, Flammarion

References edit

  1. ^ Kozmus, Janko. "Chronik zur Sozial- und Literaturgeschichte Afrikas - COTE D'IVOIRE (ELFENBEINKÜSTE)". www.marabout.de. Retrieved 7 July 2017.