Hélène Kaziende
Hélène Kaziendé (born August 15, 1967) is a Nigerien educator, journalist and writer. She was born in Niamey. Her short story "Le Déserteur" (The Deserter) won a prize at a competition organized by radio station Africa No. 1. It was included in the collection Kilomètre 30. Afrique: 30 ans d'indépendance, published in 1992. Since 1996, Kaziendé has been living in Togo. Selected works Aydia, novel (2006) Les fers de l'absence, novel (2011) References 1967 births Living people Nigerien novelists Nigerien women writers Nigerien short story writers Women novelists Women short story writers 20th-century short story writers 21st-century novelists 20th-century women writers 21st-century women writers People from Niamey Nigerien expatriates in Togo