Komla M. Avono (PhD 2010 American literature, Université de Lomé (UL), Togo) is an assistant professor at the Department of English and the current director of UL libraries. He is author of a novel in French, "Condamné avec souci" (2016). He was a research fellow in literature and race as a Fulbright visiting scholar (2012-13) at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is also the secretary of "MultiFontaines", a scholarly journal for the publication of articles on arts and humanities.