Published to great critical acclaim under the French title Mission terminée, Mission to Kala, by Mongo Beti (1932–2001), echoes the European forms of the picaresque novel and the bildungsroman in describing the experiences of its “hero,” Jean-Marie Medza. This protagonist… Read More ›
Mongo Beti
African Novels and Novelists
The term “African,” when applied in this essay to the novel and other literary genres, does not include the Arab states of the north or the peoples of European descent who may have settled in Africa. It refers to the… Read More ›
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