About Marie-Christine Koundja
Marie-Christine Koundja is a Chadian writer and diplomat, who has worked in various departments, ministries and embassies of her country. The first published female Chadian author, she has written two novels: Al-Istifakh, ou, L'idylle de mes amis (2001) and Kam-Ndjaha, la dévoreuse (2009). When her first book, Al-Istifakh ou l'idylle de mes amis, was released in Yaoundé in 2001 (Editions Clé), Koundja became the first female published author in Chad's history. Koundja later became First Secretary at the Chadian Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria.
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