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Mongo Beti

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Also known as Eza Boto

Cameroonian writer

Person · Open Library

Born
1932
Died
2001
Works
43

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
2

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Key facts

Born
Alexandre Biyidi Awala , ( 1932-06-30 ) 30 June 1932, Mbalmayo
Died
8 October 2001 (2001-10-08) (aged 69), Douala
Pen name
Mongo Beti; Eza Boto
Occupation
Cameroonian writer
Language
French
Notable awards
Prix Sainte-Beuve (1958)
Spouse
Odile Tobner

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Alexandre Biyidi Awala (30 June 1932 – 8 October 2001), known as Mongo Beti or Eza Boto, was a Cameroonian author and polemicist. Beti has been called one of the most perceptive French-African writers in his presentations of African life.

The Guardian has noted that "Beti must be counted as one of the foremost African writers of the independence generation."

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mongo Beti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.