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My Kingdom for a Guitar: A Novel (Global African Voices)

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My Kingdom for a Guitar is a novel based on the remarkable life of Cameroonian-born writer and musician Francis Bebey. Born in Douala, Cameroon, Bebey studied in Paris and New York. He found fame when his first novel, Le Fils d'Agatha Moudio (Agatha Moudio's Son), was published in 1967, and that fame continued to grow with the release of his first album in 1969. He would go on to become one of the best-known singer-songwriters of Africa, whose groundbreaking style merged Cameroonian makossa with classical guitar, jazz, and pop.

Narrated by Bebey's daughter, Kidi, My Kingdom for a Guitar is ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253057853
SKU
9780253057853
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About Kidi Bebey
Kidi Bebey is a French journalist and writer. She is the author of several children's books. My Kingdom for a Guitar is her first novel and was published originally in French in 2016. Karen Lindo is a scholar of French and Francophone Studies, currently teaching and translating in Paris. She is translator of three other books in ... Read more

Reviews for My Kingdom for a Guitar: A Novel (Global African Voices)
Without a shadow of a doubt, Kidi Bebey has inherited from her father, Francis, the famous Cameroonian musician who passed away in 2001, a visceral attachment to creativity, to the arts, to what makes us human.
Séverine Kodjo-Grandvaux
Le Monde
Kidi Bebey's deep love of words and stories mean that poetry and fiction find a warm welcome ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for My Kingdom for a Guitar: A Novel (Global African Voices)


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