Emmanuel Boundzéki Dongala
Emmanuel Dongala is a Congolese chemist and novelist who has authored so many award-winning books. He was Dean of Marien Ngouabi University in Brazzaville until the war broke in 1997. As a chemist, his speciality is stereochemistry, asymmetric synthesis, and environmental toxicology.
His books Johnny Mad Dog & Little Boys Come From The Stars are award-winning novels. His work featured in the Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.
French director, Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, worked on a 2008 project based on his book, Johnny Mad Dog. The film stars Christopher Minie, Daisy Victoria Vandy, Dagbeh Tweh, Barry Chernoh, Mohammed Sesay and Joseph Duo.
