Jean Pliya (July 21, 1931 – May 14, 2015) was a Beninese playwright and short story writer. Life Born in what was then Dahomey, Pliya was educated at the University of Dakar and then the University of Toulouse. He graduated from the second in 1957 and in 1959 returned to his homeland to teach. He went on to hold ministerial positions in the Benin government. Work His work often considers colonial history and issues of values. He has also attempted to translate the Fon people's tales for a French speaking audience. Publications L'Arbre fétiche, recueil de nouvelles (L'Arbre fétiche, La Voiture rouge, L'homme qui avait tout donné, le Gardien de nuit), Yaoundé, Éditions CLE, 1971 Kondo le requin, consacré au roi Behanzin, Yaoundé, CLE, 1981 (Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire) Les Chimpanzés amoureux, Le Rendez-vous, La Palabre de la dernière chance, nouvelles, les Classiques africains, 1977 La Secrétaire particulière, Yaoundé, Éditions CLE, 1973 Les Tresseurs de cordes, Paris, Hatier, Abidjan, CEDA, 1987 La Fille têtue, contes et récits traditionnels du Bénin, Abidjan ; Dakar ; Lomé, Nouvelles Éditions africaines, 1982. References External links Official site Beninese dramatists and playwrights 1931 births People from Djougou Cheikh Anta Diop University alumni Beninese male short story writers Beninese short story writers Beninese translators University of Toulouse alumni 20th-century dramatists and playwrights Government ministers of Benin 20th-century translators 2015 deaths 20th-century short story writers 20th-century male writers 20th-century Beninese writers