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Alain Patrice Nganang (born 1970) is an American writer, poet and teacher of Cameroonian origin, a member of the Bamileke people.[1]

Alain Patrice Nganang
Born1970
Yaoundé, Cameroon
OccupationWriter, Poet and Teacher
NationalityAmerican

He was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon and was educated in Cameroon and Germany.[2] He was awarded a Ph.D. in comparative literature at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University.[3] During 2006–2007 he was the Randolph Distinguished Visiting Associate Professor of German Studies at Vassar College.[4] He was an instructor at the Shippensburg University until 2007,[5] and is now a Professor of Comparative Literature at Stony Brook University.[6] His 1999 novel Temps de chien was awarded the Prix Littéraire Marguerite Yourcenar in 2001 and the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 2002.[7]


Disappearance and arrest


On December 7, 2017 Nganang was reported missing at the Douala airport where he was to catch a flight on Kenya Airways to Harare, Zimbabwe, the day after publishing an article on the site Jeune Afrique, criticising Paul Biya's government for its handling of protests by English-speaking Cameroonians. Mr Nganang was detained for three weeks as he was about to fly out of his country of birth[8] -


Release and deportation


On December 27, 2017 a judge in Cameroon ordered his release. He was deported back to the US, where he also holds a dual citizenship[9]


Bibliography



Essays



References


  1. Anderson Tepper, "Searching for the Past in Cameroon, Only to Find It Is Still Very Present" (New York Times, June 2, 2022): “I’m a minority myself in Cameroon, a Bamileke.”
  2. King, Adèle (2004). From Africa: New Francophone Stories. U of Nebraska Press. p. 142. ISBN 0-8032-7810-1.
  3. "Interzone EU: Crossroads of Migration". University of Pittsburgh. February 22, 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  4. "Faculty (Lehrende)". Vassar College. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  5. "Patrice Nganang — Curriculum Vitae". Stony Brook. Archived from the original on 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  6. "Patrice Nganang". Stony Brook University. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  7. "Contributors: author Patrice Nganang". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  8. "Daily News Cameroon". Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  9. "BBC News". Retrieved December 27, 2017.




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