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Micheline Coulibaly

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Micheline Coulibay
Born
Trabi-Yrie Micheline[1][2]

1950 (1950)
Xuân Lai, State of Vietnam (present-day Vietnam)
Died19 March 2003 (aged 52–53)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
OccupationsWriter, administrator
SpouseLacina Coulibaly
Children3

Micheline Coulibaly (1950 – 19 March 2003) was an Ivorian writer of short stories and children's books.[1][2]

Biography

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Coulibaly's father was Ivorian, while her Vietnamese mother was a widow and businesswoman. They met in Saigon during World War II, where her father was stationed with the French army.[3][4] Her maternal grandfather was a Mandarin[5] and she was part of the large Tra-Bi family.[citation needed] Coulibaly was born in Xuân Lai, Vietnam and her first language was Vietnamese.[4][5][1] The family moved to Ivory Coast in 1956, where she spent nearly 40 years.[5][6] Coulibaly obtained a degree in public relations, then started working at a computer company in Abidjan in 1974. She was appointed Head of Supplies and Purchasing in 1980.[1][4] In the early 1990s, she was part of the Association des Écrivains de Côte d'Ivoire.[4] Coulibaly left the Ivory Coast in 1993 after her husband was offered a job in Mexico. She became a stay-at-home mom, which she found difficult at first, but ultimately felt is strengthened family ties.[5][6] They remained there for six years until June 1999, when her husband accepted a job offer in Dubai.[1][5] They moved there with their youngest daughter in 2001.[1]

Mé, the main character of Les Larmes de cristal, is based on Coulibaly's mother, who was living with her in Abidjan in the early 1990s.[5][4] In 1995, she received an honourable mention in the José Martí Foundation's International Competition for Children's Literature.[1]

Coulibaly met her husband Lacina at university. He is Ivorian. The couple had three daughters: Mariame, Sandra, and Kandidia.[2][3] In 2003, Coulibaly died from illness while visiting her oldest daughter in Houston, United States, where she was studying.[7][6]

Publications

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  • Nan la Bossue. Abidja: CEDA. 1988. ISBN 2-86394-157-7.
  • Le Prince et La Souris Blanche. Abidja: CEDA. 1988. ISBN 978-286-394-158-4.
  • Le Chien, le chat et le tigre. Abidja: CEDA. 1988. ISBN 978-2-86394-156-0.
  • Embouteillage. Abidja: Edilis. 1992. ISBN 2-909238-00-8.
  • L'Écureuil et Le Cochon. Quebec: Hurtubise. 1994. ISBN 2-89428-037-8.
  • Les Confidences de Médor. Abidja: Edilis. 1996. ISBN 2-909238-09-1.
  • Les Larmes de cristal. Abidja: Edilis. 2000. ISBN 2-909238-72-5.
  • Kaskou l'intrépide. Abidjan: Edilis. 2002. ISBN 2-84487-159-3.
  • Kamba la sorcière. Abidjan: Nouvelles Editions Ivoiriennes. 2004. ISBN 2-84487-213-1.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Volet, Jean-Marie, ed. (17 March 2008). "Micheline Coulibaly". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Trabi-Yrie Micheline Coulibaly" (in French). Abidjan.net. March 2003. Archived from the original on 22 April 2003.
  3. 1 2 Gneproust, Marcelline (26 March 2003). "Cote d'Ivoire: Micheline Coulibaly: une oeuvre dense" [Ivory Coast: Micheline Coulibaly: a dense work] (in French). AllAfrica. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "L'homme africain a beauoup d'affection et de respect pour la femme" ["The African man has a lot of affection and respect for women"] (in French). Interviewed by Koulibaly Dia, Isaïe Biton. University of Western Australia. June 1993. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "A l'ecoute de Micheline Doulibaly - Romanciere Ivoirienne" [Listening to Micheline Coulibaly - Ivorian novelist] (in French). Interviewed by Volet, Jean-Marie. University of Western Australia. 2000. Archived from the original on 15 April 2001.
  6. 1 2 3 ""Les Larmes de Cristal," de Micheline Coulibaly" (in French). Interviewed by Koulibaly, Isaïe Biton. University of Western Australia. December 2000. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Coulibaly, Brahima (26 March 2005). "Cote d'Ivoire: Micheline Coulibaly (Ecrivain) Mars 2003 - Mars 2005 : deux ans « d'embouteillage » au cimetière" [Ivory Coast: Micheline Coulibaly (Writer) March 2003 - March 2005: two years of "traffic jam" at the cemetery]. All Africa. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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