- French literature, Translations into English, Fiction, humorous, general, Africa, fiction
"Having failed his examinations at college, Medza returns to his village in the Southern Cameroons in some trepidation. But to his surprise he finds that as a scholar (even a failed one) his prestige is immense.
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Classical in form, cool, comic and effortless.
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- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Mongo Beti
- First published
- 1957
- Pages
- 192
- Publisher
- Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks, Buchet Chastel, Buchet/Chastel
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- French, English
- ISBN
- 9781856571098
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