Born in Pobé (Benin) in 1964, she completed a degree in Philology in 1988 at the University of Benin. Professor, journalist and screenwriter for comics, this heterogeneous author has written books, short stories and plays. In 1997, she was awarded the Prix d’Excellence de la Loterie Nationale du Bénin.

She currently works as a literature professor in Cotonou and as a cultural advisor. Cultivating Africanisms, puns and mixed language tones, Florent Couao-Zotti displays true verbal creativity.

Sources:

• Book Mercado de historias: relatos y poemas de África y el Caribe, 2003

• Biographical data about the author

Additional information:

• Biography at the Lesfrancophonies.com website

• The writer´s blog