Blaise Ndala

Canadian writer

Blaise Ndala
Ndala in 2017
Nationality	Democratic Republic of the Congo,Canada
Occupation	writer
Notable work	Le Combat des livres

Blaise Ndala is a Canadian writer.^[1] He is most noted for his novel Sans capote ni kalachnikov, which won the 2019 edition of Le Combat des livres.^[2]

Originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ndala emigrated to Canada in 2007 and works as a lawyer in Ottawa.^[3] His debut novel, J'irai danser sur la tombe de Senghor, was published in 2014; it won the Ottawa Book Award for French fiction, and was a finalist for the Trillium Award.^[4] The novel was subsequently optioned for a film adaptation by director Rachid Bouchareb.^[5]

Sans capote ni kalachnikov was published in 2017,^[6] and was a finalist for the Trillium Award and the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire.^[4] In Le Combat des livres, the novel was defended by journalist Marie-Maude Denis.^[2]

References

^ "Le fabuleux destin de Blaise Ndala". Le Droit, February 2, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Marie-Maude Denis et Sans capote ni kalachnikov remportent le Combat national des livres 2019". Ici Radio-Canada, May 10, 2019.
^ "Blaise Ndala, écrivain-éponge de son temps". L'Express, October 19, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Blaise Ndala, auteur à Ottawa". Ici Radio-Canada, February 27, 2019.
^ "Un livre franco-ontarien adapté au cinéma à Hollywood". Grands Lacs café, February 10, 2018.
^ "Le regard lucide de Blaise Ndala sur l’instrumentalisation de l’horreur". Le Devoir, February 18, 2017.