Book Talk & Signing with Blaise Ndala

The Alliance is delighted to welcome award-winning author Blaise Ndala, in conversation with Professor Eliana Vagalau for a lively book discussion followed by a Q&A and book signing. 

Prior to the panel, guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a complimentary glass of wine and mingle with fellow literature lovers.

This event will be conducted in English, with a French flair.   

About Blaise Ndala

Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Blaise Ndala studied law in Belgium before settling in Ottawa in 2007. As a novelist, he patiently weaves a body of work that holds a mirror to the world. At the publishing house Mémoire d’encrier, he published Sans capote ni kalachnikov (2017) [translated in 2024 as The War You Don’t Hate], which was selected for the Grand Prix littéraire d’Afrique noire and notably won Radio-Canada’s Combat national des livres in 2019 as well as the Prix littéraire Émergence de l’Association des auteures et auteurs de l’Ontario français; it also received an honorable mention for the Prix Ivoire pour la littérature africaine d’expression française. His novel Dans le ventre du Congo (2021) [translated in 2023 as In the Belly of the Congo] was awarded the Prix Ivoire and the Prix Ahmadou-Kourouma in 2021.