I read back in May that Malian author Moussa Konate had confirmed his appearance at FILO 2010. Where are you, Moussa? Where are you hiding? I only came to FILO because I thought you were coming too If anyone has seen Monsieur Konate, please comment below. FILO finishes on Thursday. Moussa Konate on Wikipedia
Pierre-Claver Ilboudo talked the other day about making books more accessible. Well, here are some people who are doing just that. Friends of African Village Libraries are doing some great work to raise the profile of books and literacy here in Burkina Faso. They take buildings donated by the community and turn them into libraries, [...]
Am negotiating the sale of ‘Albino Camel’ book rights with an African publisher here at FILO. Sticking point: he is proposing a cover price of 11,000 CFA – that’s almost 15 pounds sterling. Bear in mind that a typical day wage for unskilled labour here in Ouagadougou is 1,000 CFA and you’ll see what the [...]
This week I’m blogging from Ouagadougou’s International book festival – the ‘Foire Internationale du Livre de Ouagadougou’ (FILO). I’ve been looking forward to it for a long time. It’s hardly Frankfurt but it still has a certain buzz. The most interesting speech at the opening ceremony yesterday was from Pierre-Claver Ilboudo, who exhorted all writers [...]
