'Shortly before COVID-19, there was a chillingly lethal epidemic in Africa about which there is almost no literature, beyond scientific literature and newspapers. It was caused by Ebola. They also blamed its origin on a bat. Roads, cities, countries were closed… Véronique Tadjo wanted to write about this. Although born in Paris (1961), Tadjo grew up in Côte d’Ivoire, a country which was not hit directly by Ebola, but which adapted to the measures taken in surrounding countries.'
Read the full interview with Véronique Tadjo and Gabi Martínez on Suamama where they discuss her novel In the Company of Men, published by HopeRoad in 2021.
