what is the literature of Togo?

As it is easy to guess, the literary patrimony of Togo  is essentially oral. The tradition of storytelling often operates with animal characters to provide moral lessons and stress the importance of  community.   Written literature is the product of colonial and postcolonial times, with such authors  of  novels and dramas as  Kossi Efoui,   Sami Tchak,  and  Kangni Alem.  Another colonial legacy is the predominance of French, yet various  local languages such as Ewe, Kabiyé, and Kabye are also aesthetically exploited.  
Nonetheless, the most famous novel associated with Togo may be   Ahmadou Kourouma's Les soleils de l'Independence, since many people believe it was strongly influenced by the time the Ivorian writer had spent in Togo.


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