New book from ICORN writer Gilles Dossou-Gouin
Dossou-Gouin explains that the new poetry collection has two parts, "When the cries speak and The hyppocampus. The first part introduces the dominant image of love. The sea is both a symbol and a metaphor, referencing the "eternal note of sadness". The poem in essence reflects the religious philosophy and the loneliness and isolation of the author". The second part, The hyppocampus, he continues "deals with the author's "calm sea" glimpsed beyond the fringe of Monaco Beach between the cliffs of Italy and the French coast is a sea stirred by waves, the Sea of Faith was also once a nourishing and full body capable of supporting human hope". By using the image of the sea as a metaphor about the Hyppocampus, Gilles Dossou-Gouin says he tries to underscore the fact that man floats in his life on a series of waves that move in and out, bringing him closer and closer to happiness only to pull him away again.
Gilles Dossou-Gouin was born in Benin and identifies himself as belonging to the ethnic group Fon. He studied the humanities, theology and philosophy as a Séminariste among the Catholic monks. He also attended the International School of Detectives and Experts.
His first novel, published in 1996 was entitled God's Symbolism and the Imaginary. The book was a critical, socio-political satire and received nation-wide attention. In 1997 the controversy surrounding it forced Gilles Dossou-Gouin to flee to Senegal, where he lived in exile. His second novel The Black Cry of the Negro was published in June of 2003 with the help of UNESCO. Gilles Dossou-Gouin is an activist and writes articles to promote Human Rights, and the Rights of Women and Children.
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