Biographie de Bonaventure Balla
Bonaventure Balla-Omgba is an
Assistant Professor at Winston-
Salem State University in North
Carolina. He holds a PhD in French/
Francophone Literature with a focus
on Structuralist Semiotics, an MA in
French, another MA in English and
speaks seven languages: French,
English, Spanish, Beti, Latin,
Japanese and Fang. He has been a trilingual translator (English-
French-Spanish) for 28 years and is currently a member of the
American Translators Association (ATA).
Dr. Balla has been
a professor/instructor for 22 years in West Africa (13), France
(1) and the US (8). He is the author of two collections of poems
entitled Astres et Désastres (in French Language published in
Belgium), and Odes for Black Diamonds (in English) published
in the US. He has also written and published several conference
papers and articles in English and French. He is fi nishing
writing two books: Euphoria and Dysphoria, and The Keys
of Translation "Science." Additionally, he is a black belt in
Karate and has been practicing and teaching it for 27 years.
He
is an active member of several professional organizations.