Brigitte Tsobgny

Brigitte Tsobgny (born 1961) is a Cameroonian author of literature primarily for young readers, as well as an educator.

Biography

Brigitte Tsobgny was born in 1961 in Dschang, in the West Region of Cameroon. She studied physics and pursued research and development of new materials for manufacturing industries. She also obtained a PhD in Sciences under the supervision of Jean-Jacques Videau, presented in 1989 at the University of Bordeaux, titled: "New thiohalogenide vitreous materials transparent in the infrared". In the preface of one of her works, she states: .

She then taught at the University of Réunion for three years, followed by positions in Belgium and France, all while dedicating herself to literature

She later turned to writing for adults in a style that combines realism and poetry. Her first novel for adults, Rats, is a fable on human behavior, free will, and destiny, blending science and literature humorously. Two researchers observe and analyze the behavior of laboratory rats, imposing a rhythm of life regulated by their experiments. One day, a sewer rat infiltrates the laboratory. He tells his fellow rats about other possible lives outside and reveals that they are test subjects, prisoners of the researchers.

Selected works for young readers 1999: Quand la forêt parle, Acoria Jeunesse. 2002: Ponok-Ponok, Drôles d'histoires mathématiques, illustrated by François Warzala, Odin Éditions. 2004: Fotakou, un petit mensonge de rien du tout, illustrated by Augustin Détienne, Odin Éditions.

Short story collection 2005: Face à pile: Mensonges, horreurs et splendeurs, illustrated by François Warzala, Odin Éditions. Eleven stories and a fable in the introduction.

Selected novels for adults 2004: Rats, Odin Éditions. 2006: Amours Tyranniques, Odin Éditions. 2013: L'Afro-Parisienne et la suite arithmétique du Saigneur de Paris, Odin Éditions.