Angèle Ntyugwetondo Rawiri (born 29 April 1954) is a Gabonese novelist. April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Gabonese Republic, or Gabon, is a nation of west central Africa. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ...

A daughter of Galoa politician and poet Georges Rawiri, she was born at Port-Gentil. Her mother, a teacher, died when she was six. Angèle studied at Alès in France, earned a bac from the Vanves girls' college, then a second bac, in English translation, from the Institute Lentonnet. She then lived in London for two years, where she played small roles in James Bond films and modelled for fashion magazines. Port-Gentil (1993 est. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... For the ornithologist see James Bond (ornithologist). ...

She returned to Gabon in 1979, working as a translator and interpreter, and writing her first novel, G'amarakano. The story of the clash between a young girl's desire for material goods and the older generation's traditional values, it was published in 1983. Her second novel, Elonga (1986) was about a young metis' encounter with fetishism upon his return to his mother's country. Fureur et cris et femmes appeared in 1989. 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Metis can refer to a number of things: Metis was a Titaness and the first wife of Zeus. ... This article concerns the concept of fetishism in anthropology. ...

Reference

• David E. Gardinier, Historical Dictionary of Gabon, 2nd ed. (The Scarecrow Press, 1994) p. 287

External link

• UWA page with novel synopses (http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/AFLIT/RawiriAngeleeng.html)