Melchior Mbonimpa

Melchior Mbonimpa (born 1955) is a Burundian-Canadian writer. He is most noted for his novel "Les morts ne sont pas morts", which won the Prix Christine-Dumitriu-Van-Saanen from the Salon du livre de Toronto in 2006. He was previously a finalist for the same award in 2002 for "Le totem des Baranda", and in 2004 for "Le dernier roi faiseur de pluie".
A professor of philosophy in the department of religious studies at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, he has written both novels and non-fiction work on African politics. In 2019, he was named one of the 25 most important Black Canadian personalities in Franco-Ontarian culture by Ici Radio-Canada.
"Le totem des Baranda" was selected for the 2021 edition of "Le Combat des livres", where it will be defended by filmmaker Tanya Lapointe.