María Nsué Angüe

Equatorial Guinean writer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEquatorial Guinean writer
PlacesGuinea
wasWriter Poet
Work fieldLiterature
Gender
Female
Birth1 January 1945, Spanish Guinea
Death18 January 2017Malabo, Bioko Norte Province, Insular Region (aged 72 years)
The details

Biography

María Nsué Angüe (Ebebeyín (Río Muni), Spanish Guinea, 1945 - Malabo, January 18, 2017) was a noted Equatorial Guinean writer and Minister of Education and Culture.

Background and early life

Born to ethnic Fang parents, she emigrated with her family to Spain when she was only eight years old. In Spain she studied literature and discovered her passion for writing. She returned to Equatorial Guinea and worked for the country's Ministry of Culture and Education. In years following, she decided to abandon Africa to permanently move to Madrid, Spain.

Writings

Her 1985 novel, and most acclaimed work, Ekomo was the first novel written by an Equatoguinean woman to be published. It tells the story of a Fang woman and her husband.

Poetry, articles and poems

Nsué Angüe also wrote several short stories, articles and poems. Frequent topics addressed in her work involve women's rights and post-colonial African society. Much of her work is inspired by popular Fang literature.

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