Overview
Region
Central Africa
Cameroon
Era
Colonial
Language
French
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
Banda, a young man from the village, comes to the colonial city of Tanga and discovers its corruption, injustice, and exploitation. Beti's first novel, published under a pseudonym.
Literary Significance
Beti's debut; introduced his lifelong theme of African betrayal under colonialism and neo-colonialism