Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo

Donato Francisco Ndongo-Bidyogo Makina (born December 12, 1950) is an Equatorial Guinean-Spanish journalist and writer who was one of most prominent members of Hispanic African movement within the Spanish-speaking world.

Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ndongo-Bidyogo and the second or maternal family name is Makina.

Writings

Some of his best-known books include Historia y tragedia de Guinea Ecuatorial (1977) and El Comercio Español con Africa (1980), in addition to numerous novels, historical, cultural and political articles written in Spain and for the foreign press. In 1984 he coordinated an anthology of Equatorial Guinean literature and was a finalist for the Sésamo Prize for his work entitled Las Tinieblas de tu Memoria Negra.

Professional activities

Subsequently, he has served as the adjunct director for "Nuestra Señora de África de Madrid" (Our Lady of Africa in Madrid) and the "Centro Cultural Hispano-Guineano de Malabo" (The Center for Hispanic-Guinean Culture in Malabo).

He has been a visiting professor at several American universities.

In English
  • Shadows of Your Black Memory, translated and with a postscript by Michael Ugarte, Swan Isle Press (2007) ISBN 0-9748881-2-5


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