Description: (Novelist)
Angèle Rawiri was a Gabonese writer who began her career as a French-English translator for an oil company in Gabon. She later moved to France where she focused on writing. Rawiri's novels explore themes such as witchcraft, occult sciences, tradition, modernity, family dynamics, infidelity, and female homosexuality. Her best-known work, "The Fury and Cries of Women," delves into the frustrations of young people returning to Gabon from abroad. Rawiri is recognized as part of a new generation of African novelists with a strong female presence.