François Bingono Bingono

François Bingono Bingono is a Cameroonian journalist, writer, anthropologist, actor, and director.[1]

François Bingono Bingono
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Njantom, South Cameroon
NationalityCameroonian
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer, anthropologist, actor, director

Biography

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François Bingono Bingono was born in 1959 in Njantom, in the South of Cameroon.[2] He pursued studies in modern literature and theatrical arts. He teaches at the École supérieure des sciences et techniques de l'information et de communication de Yaoundé (ESSTIC) and is a researcher on the epistemology of African cryptocommunication and a playwright with the Alabado theater troupe.

In 2009 he published Evu sorcier with Éditions L'Harmattan.[3] In 2020, he wrote two plays, Mafin et Tafin and Sidamour tue, a novel Ekeké, and an anthropological essay Ma bôm nkul, j'apprends à jouer du tambour d'appel, all published by Éditions de Midi.[4][5] He contributed to the preface of William Omer's book Le Cahier des éloges, lettres et illuminations published by L'Harmattan in 2015 and Antoine-Beauvard Zanga's Les hommes de la nuit in 2017.[6] He appeared in the documentary film Mvé-dzié by Roger Nankap in 2014.[1]

As a national expert in intangible cultural heritage, he participated in the 2015, 2017, and 2019 sessions of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage supported by UNESCO.[7]

Publications

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Novels

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  • Bingono Bingono, François (2020). Ekeké (in French). Yaoundé: Éditions de Midi. ISBN 9789956636372. OCLC 1246253614.

Essays

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  • Bingono Bingono, François (2020). Ma bôm nkul, j'apprends à jouer du tambour d'appel. Yaoundé: Éditions de Midi.

Plays

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  • Bingono Bingono, François (2020). Mafin et Tafin, suivi de, Sidamour tue : théâtre. Yaoundé: Éditions de Midi. ISBN 9789956636549. OCLC 1258042764. – includes Mafin et Tafin and Sidamour tue

Collaborations

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References

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  1. ^ a b "François Bingono Bingono". Personnes. Africultures. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "François Bingono Bingono: du Soleil à la lune". fustel-yaounde.net. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "François Bingono Bingono – Biographie, publications (livres, articles)". editions-harmattan.fr. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ La Voix du Centre (7 January 2021). "Livre- François Bingono Bingono publie « Ma Bôm Nkul »". La Voix du Centre. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. ^ Bingono, François Bingono (2020). Mafin et Tafin, suivi de, Sidamour tue: théâtre. Éditions de Midi. ISBN 978-9956-636-54-9. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b Bingono, François. "Les hommes de la nuit by Antoine-Beauvard Zanga, François Bingono Bingono". Pantoute Les Libraires. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. ^ "UNESCO – Cameroon". UNESCO. Retrieved 11 April 2023.