Charles Nokan

Charles Zégoua Gbessi Nokan (28 December 1936 – 1 November 2022) was an Ivorian academic and writer.

He was a recipient of the Bernard Dadié national grand prize for literature in 2014.

He published his first theatrical work, Les malheurs de Tchakô, in 1970.

[3] His autobiography, titled Tel que je suis and published in 2014, earned him the Bernard Dadié national grand prize for literature.

[1] A Marxist, his works were, in his opinion, political and literary; they were combat, song, and dance.