Books written by Véronique Tadjo
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Lord of the Dance: An African Retelling
The Mask of the Lord of the Dance tells the story of the Senufu people of Ivory Coast, many of whose traditions have disappeared with encroaching modern developments.
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In the Company of Men
Acutely relevant to our times in light of the coronavirus pandemic, In the Company of Men explores critical questions about how we cope with a global crisis and how we can combat fear and prejudice.
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Lord of the Dance: An African Retelling
The Mask of the Lord of the Dance tells the story of the Senufu people of Ivory Coast, many of whose traditions have disappeared with encroaching modern developments.
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The Shadow of Imana: Travels in the Heart of Rwanda
Along with nine other African Writers, Veronique Tadjo was invited to visit Rwanda to bear witness to the genocide that took place in 1994 - wiping out one million Tutsis and moderate Hutus during a hundred days of barbaric violence.
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A vol d'oiseau
A vol d'oiseau
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ماما وهبه والغول
Mamy Wata is swimming peacefully in a big river when she hears that a horrible monster has been frightening people in the surrounding villages. She waits in the monster's cave...
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Far from My Father
Set against the backdrop of civil strife that has wracked the Côte d'Ivoire since the turn of the century, this story shows Tadjo’s remarkable ability to inhabit a character’s inner world and emotional landscape while creating a ...
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Chasing the Sun: Stories from Africa
A collection of short stories, by 12 authors from across Africa. Old fables passed down through the decade sit alongside contemporary tales, giving a stirring insight into the continent and its storytelling tradition.
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As The Crow Flies
From the winner of the 2022 Los Angeles Times Book Award, As the Crow Flies is Véronique Tadjo's evocative collection of short stories.
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The Culture of Dissenting Memory: Truth Commissions in the Global South
This volume deals with the manifold ways in which histories are debated and indeed historicity and historiography themselves are interrogated via the narrative modes of the truth commissions.
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Talking Drums: A Selection of Poems from Africe South of the Sahara
A collection of traditional and twentieth-century poems from sub-Saharan Africa, written in or translated into English, that express the spirit and history of this region.
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Go Home or Die Here: Violence, Xenophobia and the Reinvention of Difference in South Africa
With extensive photographs by award-winning photographer Alon Skuy, who covered the violence for The Times newspaper, the volume is passionate and engaged, and aims to stimulate reflection, debate and activism among concerned members of a ...