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Towards a poetics of decolonization: Mongo Beti's The Poor Christ of Bomba.

The Poor Christ of Bomba (1956), Mongo Beti's major novel, depicts the effects of French colonial infringement on the Cameroon landscape and consciousness. The novel charts the story of Father Superior Drumont, a Catholic priest assigned to the rainforest region of Cameroon around the 1930s. His pro...

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Published in:Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 179 - 193
Main Author: Tita, Charles
Format: Article
Published: Tydskrif vir Letterkunde 2016
Subjects:
Decolonization
Poor Christ of Bomba, The (Book)
Harlem Renaissance
Catholic Church
Imperialism
Beti, Mongo
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