Biography of Jean Bernard LEKPA
A work to carry on
A researcher on the work of Ramón J. Sender, behind projects carried out in Cameroon with Spanish partners, and a legacy that his children, grandchildren and supporters carry on through the foundation.
A commitment to Cameroon’s development
Jean Bernard LEKPA is committed to the development of Cameroonian communities. His children took the initiative of creating the Régine and Jean Bernard LEKPA Foundation, which bears his name and Régine’s. Today, children, grandchildren and supporters carry on his work there.
An academic career around Ramón J. Sender
Jean Bernard LEKPA defended in 1996, at the University of Toulouse-Le Mirail, a doctoral thesis in Spanish, supervised by Andrés Gallego Barnés, on the Aragonese writer Ramón J. Sender: L’éthique et l’esthétique de la contestation dans la production romanesque de Ramón J. Sender (1930-1938). His work was the subject of an interview in the Diario del AltoAragón (Huesca, 4 May 1994) and of a review in the journal Alazet (1997). He later presented a paper at the II Congress on Ramón J. Sender (Huesca, 2001), published in the proceedings. See the articles and the platforms where his work can be found.
Projects funded through his efforts
Outside the foundation, Jean Bernard LEKPA sought funding for two projects carried out in the West region of Cameroon:
- the construction of a bridge in Balatchi (Mbouda), funded in Spain with the participation of the Spanish NGO Manos Unidas;
- the construction of the Spanish department at the University of Dschang.
The foundation, a work that carries on
Today, the foundation extends this commitment through assistance actions, the most recent being the donation to the monastery for the 2026 back-to-school.
Articles and publications
Articles, interviews and academic works about Jean Bernard LEKPA or to which he contributed. Filter by country, city or theme.
- Paper (conference proceedings)2001Huesca, SpainConferences and publicationsLiterature
Los principios estéticos de la narrativa de Ramón J. Sender (1930-1982)
Sender y su tiempo, crónica de un siglo : actas del II Congreso sobre Ramón J. Sender, Huesca, 27-31 de marzo de 2001, pp. 461-476 (ISBN 84-8127-123-3)
Paper by Jean Bernard LEKPA at the II Congress on Ramón J. Sender, published in the conference proceedings.
Read the article - Review1997Huesca, SpainAcademic researchLiterature
Nueva tesis sobre Sender. Reseña a Jean Bernard Lekpa, L’éthique et l’esthétique de la contestation dans la production romanesque de Ramón J. Sender (1930-1936)
José Domingo Dueñas Lorente, journal Alazet no. 9 (Boletín Senderiano 7), 1997, pp. 275-278
Review of Jean Bernard LEKPA’s thesis on the Aragonese writer Ramón J. Sender, published in the philology journal of the Instituto de Estudios Altoaragoneses.
Read the article - Thesis1996Toulouse, FranceAcademic researchLiterature
L’éthique et l’esthétique de la contestation dans la production romanesque de Ramón J. Sender (1930-1938)
Doctoral thesis in Spanish, University of Toulouse-Le Mirail (Toulouse 2), supervised by Andrés Gallego Barnés (NNT 1996TOU20035)
Doctoral thesis on the novels of the Aragonese writer Ramón J. Sender, defended in 1996. It is not available online; its record is on theses.fr.
Read the article - Interview4 May 1994Huesca, SpainPressAcademic researchLiterature
Interview with Jean Bernard LEKPA about his thesis on Ramón J. Sender
Diario del AltoAragón, Huesca
Interview published in Huesca’s main provincial daily, devoted to his doctoral thesis carried out at the University of Toulouse on the Aragonese writer Ramón J. Sender: “L’éthique et l’esthétique de la contestation”.
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His work online
The platforms where his work can be found.
- theses.frRecord of the thesis (1996), French national thesis catalogue. Full text not available online.
- Dialnet — author profileJean Bernard Lekpa’s profile on Dialnet, the Hispanic scholarly output portal.
- Dialnet — 2001 paper“Los principios estéticos de la narrativa de Ramón J. Sender (1930-1982)”, proceedings of the II Congreso sobre Ramón J. Sender.
- Alazet — review of the thesis (1997)Article by José Domingo Dueñas Lorente, in full text on the website of the journals of the Instituto de Estudios Altoaragoneses.