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My Kingdom for a Guitar : A Novel /

"My Kingdom for a Guitar is a novel based on the remarkable life of Cameroonian-born writer and musician Francis Bebey. Born in Douala, Cameroon, Bebey studied in Paris and New York. He found fame when his first novel, Le Fils d'Agatha Moudio (Agatha Moudio's Son), was published in 19...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bebey, Kidi (Author)
Other Authors: Lindo, Karen (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"My Kingdom for a Guitar is a novel based on the remarkable life of Cameroonian-born writer and musician Francis Bebey. Born in Douala, Cameroon, Bebey studied in Paris and New York. He found fame when his first novel, Le Fils d'Agatha Moudio (Agatha Moudio's Son), was published in 1967, and that fame continued to grow with the release of his first album in 1969. He would go on to become one of the best-known singer-songwriters of Africa, whose groundbreaking style merged Cameroonian makossa with classical guitar, jazz, and pop. Narrated by Bebey's daughter, Kidi, My Kingdom for a Guitar is a tribute to her late father and his family. Through a combination of recollections and fiction, it offers the reader a chance to witness the admiration of a daughter for her father and the love of a man for his music"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (230 pages).
ISBN:9780253057877