Wilfried N’Sondé is a prolific writer, musician, author and composer. Born in 1968 in Brazzaville, he studied political science in Paris before moving to Berlin, where he stayed for 25 years. He now lives in Lyon. In 2016, he taught literature at the University of Bern as a visiting professor. He is currently a lecturer at the University of Mayotte. As a writer, he publishes his work with Actes Sud, and his novels have been translated into several languages. He has won several renowned awards, including the Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie and the Prix Senghor de la création littéraire for Le Cœur des enfants léopards (2007), the Prix Ahmadou Kourouma for Le silence des esprits. And numerous other awards for Fleur de béton (2012) and Berlinoise (2015) and Un océan, deuxmers, trois continents (2018). His most recent novel is entitled Femme du ciel et des tempêtes.