Wilfried N'Sondé was born in Brazzaville (Congo) in 1968. He grew up in the greater Paris area, studied political science at the Sorbonne and lived in Berlin for 25 years as an author, musician and composer.
He is the author of six novels published by Actes Sud, including "Le Coeur des enfants léopards" (2007, Prix des Cinq Continents de la francophonie and Prix Senghor de la création littéraire), "Un océan, deux mers, trois continents" (2018), which was awarded a dozen literary prizes, including the Prix Ahmadou Kourouma, the Prix France Bleu/Page des libraires and the Prix des lecteurs de L'Express/BFMTV - and "Femme du ciel et des tempêtes" (2021).
In his stories, Wilfried N'Sondé explores historical adventures, the experience of exile and alterity, and our relationship with the visible and invisible world. Among other things, he wrote the texts for the photo books "Homo détritus" by Stéphan Gladieu (Actes Sud, 2022) and "Borders" by Jean-Michel André (Actes Sud, 2020), which were exhibited at the Rencontres d'Arles photography festival in 2021 and at the Museum Fünf Kontinente in 2023.
Wilfried N'Sondé currently lives in Lyon. His novels have been translated into several languages.
