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The Poor Christ of Bomba

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Award-winning author Mongo Beti presents The Poor Christ of Bomba, a cutting satirical critique on the role of Catholic missionaries and French colonialism in 1930s Cameroon. A revolutionary novel in its time.

In a small village called Bomba in Cameroon, a French missionary priest is instructed to build a parish for its residents. Father Drumont has one important task; to save the village from heresy by preparing its girls for Christian marriage.

A servant in Father Drumont's house, a young boy named Denis is reliant on the priest's generosity after the death of his mother. In the eyes of the Catholic church, Denis is the perfect example of the African heathen saved by Christianity - but the reality of what happens behind closed doors in much more sinister.

'One of the foremost African writers of the independence generation.' Guardian

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Mongo Beti

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Award-winning author Mongo Beti presents The Poor Christ of Bomba, a cutting satirical critique on the role of Catholic missionaries and French colonialism in 1930s Cameroon. A revolutionary novel in its time.

In the small village of Bomba, a French missionary priest is instructed to build a parish for its residents. Father Drumont has one important task; to save the village from heresy by preparing its girls for Christian marriage.

A servant in Father Drumont's house, a young boy named Denis is reliant on the priest's generosity after the death of his mother. In the eyes of the Catholic church, Denis is the perfect example of the African heathen saved by Christianity - but the reality of what happens behind closed doors in much more sinister.

'One of the foremost African writers of the independence generation.' Guardian

Foreword

Award-winning author Mongo Beti presents The Poor Christ of Bomba, a cutting satirical critique on the role of Catholic missionaries and French colonialism in 1930s Cameroon. A revolutionary novel in its time.

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One of the foremost African writers of the independence generation.

Product details

Authors Mongo Beti, Beti Mongo
Publisher Bloomsbury
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.02.2024
 
EAN 9781035901043
ISBN 978-1-03-590104-3
No. of pages 320
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / Christian / Historical, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Cameroon, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Diversity, equality, inclusion

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