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Ferdinand Oyono

Works by Ferdinand Oyono
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The Old Man and the Medal [Buy Direct]
by Ferdinand Oyono
Translated by John Reed
Original title: LE VIÉUX NÈGRE ET LA MÉDAILLE
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Houseboy [Buy Direct]
by Ferdinand Oyono
Translated by John Reed
Original title: Une VIE DE BOY
A delicious but ultimately serious-minded satire on French colonial rule in Africa by a leading Cameroonian writer. The famous quotation ‘No man is a hero to his valet’ applies rigorously here as the narrator who,  (more...)



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