Blaise Ndala facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Blaise Ndala
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Ndala in 2017
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| Nationality | Democratic Republic of the Congo,Canada |
| Occupation | writer |
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Notable work
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Le Combat des livres |
Blaise Ndala is a talented Canadian writer. He is most famous for his novel Sans capote ni kalachnikov. This book won a big competition called Le Combat des livres in 2019.
Blaise Ndala's Journey
Blaise Ndala was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2007, he moved to Canada. Today, he works as a lawyer in Ottawa. A lawyer is someone who helps people with legal problems.
His First Book
Ndala's first novel was called J'irai danser sur la tombe de Senghor. It was published in 2014. This book won the Ottawa Book Award for French fiction. It was also a finalist for the Trillium Award. These are important prizes for writers. Later, a movie director named Rachid Bouchareb became interested in making a film based on the novel. This means the book might become a movie!
Winning Awards with Sans capote ni kalachnikov
His second novel, Sans capote ni kalachnikov, came out in 2017. This book was also a finalist for the Trillium Award. It was also considered for the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire. This is another major literary award.
In the 2019 Le Combat des livres competition, a journalist named Marie-Maude Denis chose to defend Ndala's novel. This competition is like a big book club where different people champion their favorite books. Ndala's book won the competition!
