Origo is primarily a novelist, as well as an editor.[6][7][9] Her novels frequently include autobiographical elements.[1][4][7]
She is considered part of the contemporary generation of Gabonese women writers.[7] Like others of her generation, her work is influenced by the writing of Angèle Rawiri.[10][11]
Her first novel, Le voyage d'Aurore, was published in 2007. It was followed by several other novels, including J'ai résolu de...., Le bal des débutants, and La valse des initiés.[1][7][9] She also produced a book of poetry, Sanglotites équatoriales, in 2014.[1]
In 2012, her short story "Le long courrier d'une amie" was featured in Les lyres de l'Ogooué, a collection of work by Gabonese women writers, alongside Edna Merey-Apinda, Charline Effah, and others.[7][10][12]
Origo founded the publishing house La Doxa Éditions in Paris in 2008, with the aim of giving social justice-focused African writers a venue to publish their work in Europe.[1][7][3] She subsequently founded Reflets Magazine in 2010.[3][6][8] The two efforts are now housed under a parent company run by Origo, called OrigraphCom.[6]
In 2019, Origo published a book on her experience as a Christian entrepreneur, titled Entreprendre c'est faire la guerre.[13] Her first novel, Le voyage d'Aurore, was translated into English by Aquene Kimmel and published under the title Aurore's Journey in 2020.[14][15]
Selected works
Le voyage d'Aurore (2007)
J'ai résolu de.... (2008)
Le bal des débutants (2012
La valse des initiés (2014)
Sanglotites équatoriales (2014)
Entreprendre c'est faire la guerre (2019)
References
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^"Nadia Origo". The University of Western Australia (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
