Norbert Zongo

Norbert Zongo est un journaliste et ©crivain burkinab¨ n© en 1949, il est assassin© en 1998. Convaincu de sa mission pour son pays, Norbert Zongo va tr¨s t´t s'engager dans la vie politique de son pays en d©non§ant, en condamnant et en luttant contre les abus et les d©rives du r©gime de son temps. Fondateur du journal hebdomadaire L'Ind©pendant et auteur de deux romans (Le Parachutage et Rougbªinga), il m¨nera un combat farouche contre tous les maux sociaux et soci©taux de son ©poque tel un h©ros sans peur du prix   payer. Zongo est non seulement une figure embl©matique de la justice et de la libert© de presse dans son pays mais il est aussi un symbole d'espoir pour toute l'Afrique qui accueille   cÅ"ur ouvert ce h©raut, h©ros ©ternel. Le pr©sent ouvrage, Norbert Zongo : l'homme et l'Å"uvre, a le m©rite de rendre hommage   ce grand homme distingu© en mettant en lumi¨re l'ensemble de ses productions : litt©raires et journalistiques. Il est divis© en deux parties. La premi¨re ©tudie les productions litt©raires de l'homme Zongo au moyen de plusieurs grilles d'analyse des textes et la seconde interroge ses productions journalistiques sous plusieurs angles. Compos© d'une dizaine d'articles, cet ouvrage, se situant au carrefour de plusieurs disciplines, offre des cl©s susceptibles de comprendre le legs de Zongo ainsi que ses combats   un lecteur pluriel.

Norbert Zongo is a Burkinabe journalist and writer born in 1949, he was assassinated in 1998. Convinced of his mission for his country, Norbert Zongo very early on became involved in the political life of his country by denouncing, condemning and fighting against the abuses and excesses of the regime of his time. Founder of the weekly newspaper L'Ind©pendant and author of two novels (Le Parachutage and Rougbªinga), he led a fierce fight against all the social and societal ills of his time like a hero unafraid of the price to pay. Zongo is not only an emblematic figure of justice and freedom of the press in his country but he is also a symbol of hope for all of Africa which welcomes with an open heart this herald, eternal hero. This book, Norbert Zongo: the man and the work, has the merit of paying tribute to this great and distinguished man by highlighting all of his productions: literary and journalistic. It is divided into two parts. The first examines Zongo's literary output using several text analysis frameworks, and the second examines his journalistic output from several perspectives. Composed of around ten articles, this work, situated at the crossroads of several disciplines, offers keys to understanding Zongo's legacy and his struggles to a diverse reader.