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Emmanuel Dongala


Born
in Brazzaville, Congo
June 14, 1941

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Emmanuel Dongala born July 14, 1941 is a Congolese Chemist ,short story writer, novelist and playwright, schooled in Brazzaville , and studied in the United States where he earned a BA in Chemistry from Oberlin College and an MA from Rutgers University . He then left the United States for France , where he was awarded a PhD in Organic Chemistry. Upon his return to the Congo he worked as a teacher and dean until 1998, when he was forced to leave because of the civil war. Helped by his friend, the writer Philip Roth, Dongala now lives in the United States , where he teaches at Bard College and holds the Richard B. Fisher Chair in Natural Sciences.

Dongala, who writes in French and whose books have been translated into a dozen languages, has pu
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“And learn, never stop learning what the wise teach”
Emmanuel Dongala, Little Boys Come from the Stars

“Evidently, those people had chosen to stay and had decided that in every life there comes a point when you have to stop.”
Emmanuel Dongala, Johnny Mad Dog

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