Raphaþlle Red studied social sciences and conducted research and taught on contemporary literature of the African diaspora. In 2022, she was one of six authors selected for the Resonanzen Black Literature Festival. Her debut novel Adikou was published in 2024 in French and in a German translation by Patricia Klobusiczky, produced in close collaboration with the author; for this, both were awarded the Prix Première by the Institut français Germany. Adikou was also selected by Die Zeit as one of the ‘100 best books of the year’ in 2024 and was shortlisted for the Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie and the Prix Ahmadou Kourouma. Red lives in Berlin.