Writing the sexual lives of others: Abdellah Taïa, Monique Ilboudo & Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Categories: Literature
Date: 16/10/2019
Time: 20 h 00 - 21 h 30
Location: Center for Fine Arts - BOZAR
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Extreme violence is an everyday reality for the LGBTQ community in Africa as they suffer humiliation, physical aggression and killings. More than 30 African states have passed repressive laws against them. Despite this resurgence of extremist beliefs, voices are also being raised for these sexual minorities to be respected and protected. Through literature, writers too are trying to break these taboos, investigating the complexities and covering issues including tradition and religion, as well as censorship and their reading public.
Monique Ilboudo (Burkina Faso, 1959) is known as a writer who knows no taboos. Incest, marriage and homosexuality in African societies are among the themes in her work. Si loin de ma vie (2018) tells the story of an African migrant who comes to Europe.
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (Senegal, 1990) is a young talent of French literature much praised for his novel De purs hommes (2018). He condemns religious fundamentalism and portrays characters forced to combat violence and homophobia.
Abdellah Taïa(Moroco, 1973) The writer made history in 2006 by coming out in his country, where homosexuality is still illegal. His commitment to the defense of homosexuals in Muslim countries has made him one of the most prominent Arab writers of his generation. He has lived in Paris since 1998.
Tickets here: € 7 – 5
Language: French
