Cameroon - Mongo BETI, 25 Years Already... but More Alive Than Ever! | Camer.be

Mongo Beti, a Cameroonian writer and intellectual born on June 30, 1932, in Akométan, greatly influenced anti-colonial thought. After studying in France, he published his first work in 1953, including the novel Ville cruelle in 1954 under a pseudonym, criticizing colonial injustice. His work, notably Le pauvre Christ de Bomba, reflects his anti-colonial activism. The article commemorates the 25th anniversary of his death, emphasizing his literary and ideological legacy.