List of Democratic Republic of the Congo writers

Léonie Abo (1945– ), autobiographical writer
J'ongungu Lokolé Bolamba (1913–1990), poet^[Gikandi]
Raïs Neza Boneza (1979– ), poet and peace researcher^[1]
Amba Bongo, writer and advocate for refugees
Lima-Baleka Bosekilolo, poet
Maguy Kabamba (1960– ), writer and translator
Christine Kalonji, French-language fiction writer^[2]
Kama Sywor Kamanda (1952– ), writer and poet^{[Killam & Rowe]}
Charles Djungu-Simba Kamatenda (1953– ), journalist, teacher, publisher, and writer^[Gikandi]
Paul Lomami-Tshibamba (1914–1985), novelist, born in Congo-Brazzaville^[Gikandi]
Ngal Mbwil a Mpaang (1933– ), novelist^[Gikandi]
Buabua wa Kayembe Mubadiate (1950– ), playwright^[Gikandi]
V. Y. Mudimbe (1941– ), philosopher, academic and author^[Gikandi]
Fiston Mwanza Mujila (1981– ), novelist ^[Métailié]
Kavidi Wivine N'Landu, poet
Mwema Ndungo, writer
Clémentine Nzuji (1944– ), poet^[Gikandi]
Sony Labou Tansi (1947–1995), novelist and poet^[Gikandi] ^{[Killam & Rowe]}
Frederick Kambemba Yamusangie, novelist, playwright and poet
Lye M. Yoka, playwright and short story writer^[3] ^[Gikandi]
Batukezanga Zamenga (1933–2000), novelist and essayist^[Gikandi]
Sandra Uwiringiyimana (1994– ), human rights activist, author of How Dare The Sun Rise

References

^ Matt Meyer, Elavie Ndura-Ouédraogo, Seeds of New Hope: Pan-African Peace Studies for the 21st Century, 2009, p. 325.
^ Silvia Riva, Nouvelle histoire de la littérature du Congo-Kinshasa, Harmattan, 2006, p. 204.
^ "Lye Yoka (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Time of the Writer Festival 2004". Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

[Gikandi] Simon Gikandi, ed., Encyclopedia of African Literature. Routledge; 2002. ISBN 978-0-415-23019-3
[Gikandi & Mwangi] Simon Gikandi & Evan Mwangi, ed., The Columbia Guide to East African Literature in English Since 1945. Columbia University Press; 2007. ISBN 978-0-231-12520-8
[Killam & Rowe] Douglas Killam & Ruth Rowe, eds., The Companion to African Literatures. James Currey & Indiana University Press; 2000. ISBN 0-253-33633-3
[{{{ id4}}}] Métailié& http://editions-metailie.com/livre/tram-83/. http://www.pontas-agency.com/fiston-mwanza/

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