Marie-Claire Matip Marie-Claire Matip Marie-Claire-Eléonore-Débochère Matip (born 1938) is a Cameroonian writer living in Paris. The daughter of a tribal leader, she was born in Eséka; her father had about fifty children from several different mothers. She was schooled at home at first and then attended school locally. Then, she studied at a college for girls in Douala, where she wrote her novel "Ngonda". In 1956, she won a contest sponsored by "Elle" magazine and Air France that allowed her to travel to France; she returned the following year. In 1958, she studied for her baccalauréat at the Lycée Général Leclerc in
Marie Aspioti In 1956 her first theatrical play "O Κουρσεμένος Γάμος" ("The Pirated Wedding") was performed in Corfu. Her other literary works were published in "Prosperos" magazine and other publications in Corfu. Later in life, Marie Aspiotis could no longer afford to maintain her "Villa Rosa" mansion and although the building became dilapidated she continued living there with her mother. Marie Aspioti Maria-Aspasia (Marie) Aspioti (29 September 1909 – 25 May 2000), was a distinguished Corfiote writer, playwright, poet, magazine publisher and cultural figure who influenced the literary and cultural life of post-war Corfu. She published the magazine "Prosperos" between the years