Cruel City: A Novel
Mongo Beti
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Under the pseudonym Eza Boto, Mongo Beti wrote Ville cruelle (Cruel City) in 1954 before he came to the world's attention with the publication of Le pauvre Christ de Bomba (The Poor Christ of Bomba). Cruel City tells the story of a young man's attempt to cope with capitalism and the rapid urbanization of his country. Banda, the protagonist, sets off to sell the year's cocoa harvest to earn the bride price for the woman he has chosen to wed. Due to a series of misfortunes, Banda loses both his crop and his bride to be. Making his way to ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253008237
SKU
V9780253008237
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99-50
About Mongo Beti
Mongo Beti (1932-2001), born in Cameroon, is considered one of the foremost African writers of the independence generation. His novels available in English include King Lazarus, Mission to Kala, and The Poor Christ of Bomba (named one of Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century). Pim Higginson is Associate Professor of French at Bryn Mawr College.
Reviews for Cruel City: A Novel
In [this] anti-colonial novel, the principle character is an ordinary young man who tries to achieve success on his own terms in a society in which the old represent a disintegrated traditional Africa and the young acquire useless knowledge in French school for travels that lead nowhere.
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