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Kangni Alem

Togolese writer, translator and literary critic
Person Human Q3192652

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
April 21, 1966
Place of birth
Lomé
Country of citizenship
Togo[8]
Occupation
writer, translator, short story writer, theatre director, literary critic, literary scholar, director, dramaturge[9][10][11]
Employer
University of Lomé, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Bordeaux Montaigne University[13][14][15]
Position held
associate professor[12]
Educated at
University of Lomé, Bordeaux Montaigne University[16][17]
Award received
Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire, Knight of the National Order of Merit[24][25]
Notable work
Cola Cola jazz, Les Enfants du Brésil, Esclaves (roman), La Légende de l’assassin, Atterrissage (pièce de théâtre)[19][20][21][22][23]
Official website
www.kangnialem.togocultures.com[33]
Doctoral advisor
Martine Mathieu-Job[18]
Work location
University of Lomé[34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[35]
Academic degree
doctorate[30]
Family name
Alem[32]
Grants
associate professor[39]
Member of
Festival International Les Lucioles Bleues, Francophonie, Association des écrivains du Togo[26][27][28]
Residence
Lomé[31]
Sports discipline competed in
comparative literature, literary studies, theatre[36][37][38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kangni Alem es Kangni Alemdjrodo fr Alemdjrodo Kangni fr Kangni Alemdjrodo ja カンニ・アレン
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000117544280
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9624-7723
VIAF cluster ID
29635141
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n94050416
GND ID
129040118
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Selecr (356).jpg ↗
ALCA author ID
Alem-Kangni
Africultures person ID
3402
Awards & Winners artist ID
0x2zxkv
BAnQ authority ID
0000892745
Babelio author ID
62421
Bibliopoche author ID
47254
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12485029q
CBDB.cz author ID
70601
CONOR.SI ID
81817699
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12068871
Evene ID
kangni-alem-21341
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_129040118
Freebase ID
/m/0x2zxkv
IdRef ID
03302376X
KBR person ID
13931841
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
8038
NUKAT ID
n2008145424
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
116670347
Open Library ID
OL761274A
OpenEdition Books author ID
alemdjrodo kangni
Perlentaucher ID
kangni-alem
Prabook ID
2296090
Quais du polar writer ID
kangni-alem
RERO ID (legacy)
A005909836
Web feed URL
kangnialem.togocultures.com
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcR63cbxPwjYWmqfr8grq
Yale LUX ID
person/449cf824-63bd-4b8d-bbd3-d4ee38975d41
Étonnants voyageurs participant ID
805

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, translator, theatre director, literary critic, short story writer
Educated at 2
Bordeaux Montaigne University, University of Lomé
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Award received 1
Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire
Country of citizenship 1
Togo
Grants 1
associate professor
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Member of 1
Francophonie
Place of birth 1
Lomé
Position held 1
associate professor
Residence 1
Lomé
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
University of Lomé
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Summary

Kangni Alem was born on April 21, 1966[1], in Lomé[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], translator[4], short story writer[5], theatre director[6], and literary critic[7].

FAQs

Where was Kangni Alem born?

Kangni Alem's place of birth was Lomé[2].

What did Kangni Alem do for work?

Kangni Alem worked as a writer[3], translator[4], short story writer[5], theatre director[6], and literary critic[7].

Where did Kangni Alem go to school?

Kangni Alem was educated at University of Lomé[16] and Bordeaux Montaigne University[17].

What awards did Kangni Alem receive?

Honors received include Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire[24] and Knight of the National Order of Merit[25].

Related Entities

Lomé Togo

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . lecteurs.com. lecteurs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [3] ↑ . Africultures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [24] ↑ . adelf.info. adelf.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . theses.fr. Retrieved . theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . atakora.wordpress.com. atakora.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ORCID iD → 0000-0002-9624-7723
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  2. 22w ago · Symac · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral advisor → Martine Mathieu-Job
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  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, translator, short story writer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32084: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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