Kossi Efoui

lKossi Efoui (born 30 December 1962, Anfoin, Togo) is a Togolese novelist, playwright and columnist who writes in French. He studied philosophy at the University of Lomé and later settled in France after political repression in Togo. His first play, Le Carrefour, won the Grand Prix Tchicaya U Tam'si in 1989. His novels include La Polka, La Fabrique de cérémonies, Solo d'un revenant. Quotes African writers are not here to testify to so-called African realities; they are here to speak about the world, like every writer, and each does so in their own way. African writers are not here to testify to so-called African realities. Literature does not claim to make soldiers drop their weapons. But there is something in the act of writing that can help. Dictatorships are more afraid of literature than writers are. When life is difficult, when one does not dare to say everything, the poetic act certainly does not heal, but it can give one the strength to continue. External links category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Togo