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Cruel City : A Novel /

Under the pseudonym Eza Boto, Mongo Beti wrote Ville cruelle (Cruel City) in 1954 before he came to the world's attention with the publication of Le pauvre Christ de Bomba (The Poor Christ of Bomba). Cruel City tells the story of a young man's attempt to cope with capitalism and the rapid...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mongo Beti, 1932-2001 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Higginson, Pim (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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