“This dizziness in me” by Charlemagne Gbonkè: An ode against school deviance

This is not his first try. He is accustomed to writing and writing fine letters.. The writer Charlemagne Koffi Gbonkè returns to the literary scene with his new novel entitled “This dizziness in me”. A new literary masterpiece of great quality 120 pages, 14 chapters. Published by Éditions Légende last August, this novel is a collection of beautiful stories that takes us into a total escape.

Specialized in writing novels and auto-fiction, Charlemagne Koffi Gbonkè releases a new romantic trend, fruit de son imagination fertile. He who has already distinguished himself in works such as : “Me, Ahouefa”, “The Ultimate Crime” or “From the same sun as you”. So many literary productions which reveal an author passionate about his art, creative and imaginative and always ready to take his readership into stories that are beyond comprehension. The grand launch of this intellectual work on Saturday 30 September 2023 in the CDIJ Conference Room of the Court of Appeal of Cotonou once again reflects the will of the author, to use his pen to paint the defects of society.

Educational and professional guidance advisor, Charlemagne Koffi Gbonkè, ethnic Beninese, retraces in the lines of this third literary essay entitled : “This dizziness in me” is his third, the wanderings of a youth losing moral and ethical values. And the summary says it all. A stolen computer, in a class in a local secondary school, unleashes passions and causes a lot of ink to flow. With accusations armed by his comrades against him, young Elikplim seems to be descending into hell and can no longer find his enthusiasm and sleep…

In this new work with empathetic writing and clearly seasoned with the ingredients of the thriller, Charlemagne Gbonkè offers an acute radar on a youth indifferent to any social or moral benchmark in the middle of chaos and thus confirms his talent as a dissector of school deviance.”

Damien TOLOMISSI