Véronique Tadjo Quotes

Ivorian and French writer and painter

Véronique Tadjo (born 1955) is a writer, poet, novelist, and artist from Côte d'Ivoire. Having lived and worked in many countries within the African continent and diaspora, she feels herself to be pan-African, in a way that is reflected in the subject matter, imagery and allusions of her work.

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Alternative Names: Veronique Tadjo

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For me, literature is the place for all concerns. It is the act of reading, the act of writing and the act of engaging in deep reflection.

Many people have mistakenly believed that military coups can have a progressive aspect to them. This is because, in the face of the power grab, the option of legality is no longer possible.

The challenge is that sometimes if you are a writer you might get completely enmeshed. People want you to take sides. When there is a problem they always want you to take sides. I don’t really like it.

People do not necessarily need a sovereign, but they certainly need someone who embodies a higher idea of the nation.

I have always been fascinated by Nigeria because it is our neighbour. And you have so much to offer. I even wrote a book when I was in Nigeria. I tried to discover as much as I could because you are good with all the arts in Nigeria, traditional, modern and contemporary.

I would say that although the monarchy has sometimes been challenged, it is nevertheless firmly rooted in the social fabric.

Of course, it is fiction. It’s a style that I like. It’s not a very nice term but it is called faction. So you come from reality and fictionalize it.