Quote of the day
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Mongo Beti
Born: June 30, 1932
Died: October 8, 2001 (aged 69)
Bio: Alexandre Biyidi Awala, known as Mongo Beti or Eza Boto, was a Cameroonian writer.
Known for:
- Le pauvre Christ de Bomba (1956)
- Poor Christ of Bomba (1971)
- Ville cruelle (1954)
- Mission to Kala (1971)
- Cruel City: A Novel