Authors
Chehem Watta Poet, Novelist Djibouti
Chehem Watta is a poet-nomad and the author of several collections of short stories. Through his books, he delivers his commitment, experience and vision of the Horn of Africa, which is considered to be the cradle of mankind. After serving at the United Nations Development Programme, he now works in public administration in his country of the Republic of Djibouti. He has a PhD in Ethnopsychiatry. His books of poetry are Pèlerin d’errance, Sur les soleils de Houroud, Cahier de brouillon des poèmes du désert, Pays perle sur la langue—Routes pour le monde, Rimbaud l’Africain—Diseur de silence, Sur le fil ténu des départs, and Le chant du silence égaré (to be published). His collection of novels and short stories include Amours nomades, L’éloge des Voyous and Rives, transes et dérives.
Participation Program
[Writers in Conversation]
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ⓒ Witjak Widhi Cahya
ⓒ LTI Korea
[Writers in Conversation]
ⓒ LTI Korea
ⓒ LTI Korea
ⓒ LTI Korea
ⓒ 이상우
Meeting with Writers
ⓒ LTI Korea
ⓒ LTI Korea
ⓒ LTI Korea
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Opening Ceremony